Wednesday, January 14, 2015

earl, erl

Earl or earl is the title of a British aristocrat, equal to a count in other countries with titled aristocrats--
The wife of an earl is a countess.
Does a duke outrank an earl?

Erl or erl ( rhymes with earl ) means an elf or fairy; a mischievous spirit--
He was convinced that an accident was actually mischief perpetrated by an erl.
In the gloomy forest, it seemed that an erl hid behind every tree.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"The earl and his men were waylaid in the woods by an erl, and led before the erl king."

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