carl verb² trans. [kɑ:l] obsolete exc. dial. E17.
[Perh. back-form. from CARLING noun¹ taken as a ppl form.]
Prepare as carlings; parch (peas etc.).

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carl noun. [kɑ:l] Long arch. & dial. Also carle. OE.
[Old Norse karl man, male, freeman = Old High German kar(a)l, charlo, from Germanic: rel. to CHURL.]
1. A man of low rank; a countryman; a peasant; a bondman; a villein. OE.

2. A low-born fellow; a churl; a boor; a mean, niggardly, or grudging person. ME.

3. In full carl hemp. The more robust kind of hemp plant (orig. considered male but later found to be the female plant). E16.

4. A (usu. strong or sturdy) man; a fellow. M16.

■ carlish adjective of or pertaining to a carl; churlish, coarse, vulgar, mean: ME.

■ carlot noun (rare, Shakes.) a peasant, a churl: only in L16.

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carl verb¹ intrans. [kɑ:l] obsolete exc. dial. E17.
[Perh. from CARL noun.]
Speak gruffly, snarl; behave churlishly.

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