churl

noun (churls) (old use, in fairy tales)

«churl» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A rude, mean, rough man who is unkind and will not do what is fair or good. tree →

In the lessons

in fairy tales, the churl is the villain who refuses help or treats others badly

Examples

The churl would not pay the workers what he owed. tree →
"Now, Jack," said the Gray Churl, "you must lose a month's wages." tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Proverbs and Samuel use it of a fool or a base person. Tradition teaches that real nobility comes from good deeds and not from rank. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales, the churl is the villain who refuses help or treats others badly

Examples

Overbearing speech becometh not a churl; much less do lying lips a prince. (Writings PRO.17.7, JPS 1917) tree →
And the king lamented for Abner, and said: Should Abner die as a churl dieth? (Prophets 2SA.3.33, JPS 1917) tree →
For a servant when he reigneth; and a churl when he is filled with food; (Writings PRO.30.22, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «churl» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«churl» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «churl» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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