With the great earls, the house-carles probably exercised the same functions; but in the ordinary acceptation of the word in families of lower rank, house-carle was a domestic servant.
The house-carle withdrew but to usher in the messenger, an Anglo-Dane.
Which when the carle beheld, and saw his guest Would safe depart, for all his subtill sleight, 4 He chose an halter from among the rest, And with it hung himselfe, vnbid vnblest.
Then thought the Prince all perill sure was past, And that he victor onely did remaine; 8 No sooner thought, then that the Carle as fast Gan heap huge strokes on him, as ere he downe was cast.
They bene agreed, and to the gates they goe To burne the same with vnquenchable fire, 8 And that vncurteous Carle their commune foe To do fowle death to dye, or wrap in grieuous woe.
Canto viii The Witch creates a snowy Lady, like to Florimell, Who wrongd by Carle by Proteus sau'd, is sought by Paridell.
Now had the Carle Alighted from his Tigre, and his hands 8 Discharged of his bow and deadly quar'le, To seize vpon his foe flat lying on the marle.
Florimell) CANTO VIII The Witch creates a snowy Lady, 2 like to Florimell, Who wrongd by Carle by Proteus sau'd, 4 is sought by Paridell.
So hauing him with reason pacifide, 2 And the fiers Carle commaunding to forbeare, He brought him in.
Based on the story by Richard Carle and the play "The Butler and Egg Man" by George S.
The French shall perish, France be steeped in shame, And Carle the old, with beard all blossom-white, Shall see no day uncursed by grief and wrath.
On his left side a sword whereto, in pride, He gave a name, asCarle had named his sword, And called the blade his Precieuse.
Carle anew through mounts and vales Proceeds, nor will he stop until in Aix.
Ne'ermore your gods can save you; Carle is proud, And valiant are his men.
At lengthe, this greedie carle the Lythergie posseste.
At lengthe, this greedie carle the Lethergie posseste: That vnneth hee could stere a foote.
Then he took all the meat and drink I had given him and the rest of it and went out of my house; but the accursed carle gave it in charge of a porter to carry to his home but hid himself in one of the alleys.
When low the falcon falls withal the mallard wings the wind: No wonder 'tis thou seest how the great of soul and mind ✿ Are poor, and many a losel carle to height of luck designed.
The carle said: "The big men would take thee, and offer thee up as a blood-offering to that woman, who is their Mawmet.
Thus he spoke, as if nought were toward save supper and bed; but inwardly hope and fear were contending in him, and again his heart beat so hard, that he deemed that the carle must surely hear it.
For he knew full well that the carle had lied to him, and that he might as well have said aye as no, and told him, that it verily was by that same shard that he had stridden over a dead man.
Now it is no nay that thitherward he turned, and went wisely, lest the carle should make a backward cast, and see him, or lest any straggler of his own folk might happen upon him.
Walter looked long and earnestly at this place, and spake nought, till the carle said: "What!
Walter answered nought: for a strange thought had come uppermost in his mind, that the carle knew far more than he would say of that pass, and that he himself might be led thereby to find the wondrous three.
But I knew that what I dreaded had come to pass, and that from henceforth the way of the prince of Cornwall and of the house-carle captain of Ina's court must lie apart, and I had no answer for him.
Still, you were then but the landless house-carle captain, and yet you dared to look up to the daughter of the ealdorman.
Hardly could a house-carle come to my door but it seemed to me that he must needs bring one of these unlucky notes.
The carle said that he had heeded salt-boiling more than the ways of kings; and therewith he goes up to the king's house.
Said the queen: "A marvellous fashion of thine, that thou must needs talk so freely with every carle that cometh hither!
Want of occupation breeds mischief, idleness being a thriftless carle that leaves the house empty, and the door open to the next comer--an opportunity of which the enemy is sure to avail himself.
Sae keep your tongue atween your teeth When ettlin' to be cliver, Ense ye'll be like the auld carle An' en' waur aff than iver!
The carle he led sic a life, The haill thing was a scunner, Sae ae braw day his birse was up, He fairly roondit on her.
Then Atli, not knowing that the carle lied, had bid him welcome for Eric's sake, for he still loved Eric above all men.
The great axe of Skallagrim shone and was lost in the breast of the carle who stood before him.
Be not so sure that the men are dead, Earl," said one, "I thought I saw yon great carle move but now.
Carle Vernet, who composed cavalry charges and hunting scenes, had not talent enough seriously to make a breach, or to find disciples to follow his lead.
Then Grettir drave that same axe into his head so that it stood in the brain, and the house-carle fell dead to earth.
Just then he sees a man running fast, Grettir asks who it is who is running there; the man answered that his name was Skeggi, and that he was a house-carle from the Ridge in Waterdale.
A certain staff-propped carlethere was amidst those poor folk, great of growth and long-bearded.
Bear that in mind," said he, "and then shall I tell thee my thought while yonder carle spake.
Wilt thou that I ask this labouring carle a thing or two?
Nay, lord," says he, "ask the headmancarle yonder what ails us.
Hoo cam this man, kimmer, And who can it be; Hoo cam this carle here, Without the leave o' me?
The toast was drunk with right good will by all--from Ulf down to the youngest house-carle at the lowest end of the great hall.
Hoist him up, then," said the man, Erling and his carle raised Hake over the bulwarks, and let him drop heavily on the deck.
His chief house-carle was appointed to drive through the floor, while Guttorm and I stood ready to egg him on and back him up.
Guttorm was very mad at the carle for going up before him, but the carle was light and the old man was heavy, so he could not help it.
The conversation was interrupted here by the old house-carle Finn the One-eyed, who said in passing that he was going down to the cliffs to see and hear what was doing, and would return ere long to report progress.
Now was the time come; so, while the house-carle shovelled off the earth, some of us got our fingers in about the edge of the stone, and pulled with all our force.
As I walked away to obey this order, wondering what it could all be about, I heard him tell his chief house-carle to have all the men armed and ready for action a little after sunset, as quietly as possible.
Let them be careful not to hurt the birds, and send Kettle Flatnose and my house-carle hither without delay.
We knocked him on the head at once, and gave a loud huzza as the house-carle sprang up through the hole, caught a shower of blows on his shield, and began to lay about him fiercely.
The spring is a thocht advanced, as that auldcarle Evans has gi’en me to understand.
I was doon yestreen and lookit at the field o’ victual—the paddock, as yon auld carle ca’s it.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "carle" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
