ceorlish
/ˈtʃɜrlɪʃ/
adjective
- Of or relating to a ceorl (a free peasant in Anglo-Saxon England); rustic, peasant-like.
- His ceorlish mannerisms reminded us of the simple farmers of old.
- The historian described the ceorlish customs of the early English villagers.
- The poem celebrated the ceorlish life of working the land.
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