housecarl

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Noun
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house=carl

CIDE DICTIONARY

housecarln. [OE. huscarle. See House, and Carl.].
     A household servant; also, one of the bodyguard of King Canute.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

housecarl, n. (also housecarle) hist. a member of the bodyguard of a Danish or English king or noble.

Etymology
OE h{uacute}scarl f. ON h{uacute}skarl f. h{uacute}s HOUSE + karl man: cf. CARL

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