— carlish , adj. — carlishness , n.
/kahrl/ , n.
1. Scot.
a. a strong, robust fellow, esp. a strong manual laborer.
b. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
2. Archaic. a churl.
3. Obs. a bondman.
Also, carle .
[ bef. 1000 (in compounds; see HOUSECARL); ME; OE -carl karl man; c. OHG karl; akin to CHURL ]