I. noun
or carle ˈkärl, -rəl
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -carl, from Old Norse karl man, man of the common people; akin to Old English ceorl man, man of the common people — more at churl
1. : a man of the common people : worker , farmer , craftsman
2. now dialect : a base or lowbred fellow : churl , boor — used as a term of contempt
3. now Scotland : a niggardly man : pinchpenny
4. chiefly Scotland : fellow , lad
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: probably from carl (I)
obsolete : to behave churlishly : snarl