Kerl

Meaning

  1. (masculine,strong) fellow, guy, chap, bloke
  2. (masculine,obsolete,strong) freeman

Frequency

A1
Dialects

Aargau

Aargau

hagu

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

baschi

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

boppi

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

badroon

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

buursch

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

dyp

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

dyssi

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

fääger

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

fäldsiech

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

fiisel

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gnulleri

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

kaib

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

kantoon

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

käärli

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

keebi

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

lieni

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

moorchle

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

sagg

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

siech

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

thyp

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

käarlì

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɛʁl/
Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German kerl, from Old Saxon *keril, from Proto-West Germanic *karil. Cognate with Old High German karal. Akin to Dutch kerel, English churl, Old Norse karl, Danish karl.

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