horkarl

== Danish == === Alternative forms === horekarl === Etymology === From Old Danish horkarl, equivalent to hor (“illicit sex”) +‎ karl (“man”). === Noun === horkarl c (singular definite horkarlen, plural indefinite horkarle) adulterer lecher ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (adulterer): ægteskabsbryder (lecher): horebuk === References === “horkarl” in Den Danske Ordbog “horkarl” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Old Danish == === Etymology === From hor +‎ karl. === Noun === horkarl m man who has sex with another man's wife 13th century, Scanian Law, §215. 13th century, Scanian Law, §216. ==== Descendants ==== Danish: horkarl == Swedish == === Etymology === hor (“adultery, fornication”) +‎ karl (“man”) === Noun === horkarl c (dated) an adulterer, a fornicator (man who commits adultery or has sex outside marriage, a sexually immoral man) ==== Declension ==== === References === “horkarl”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “horkarl”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)