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Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Old English h?scarl, from Old Norse h?skarl, from h?s house + karl man; akin to Old English ceorl churl Date: before 12th century a member of the bodyguard of a Danish or early English king or noble

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also housecarle) hist. a member of the bodyguard of a Danish or English king or noble. Etymology: OE húscarl f. ON húskarl f. hús HOUSE + karl man: cf. CARL

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Housecarl House"carl`, n. [OE. huscarle. See House, and Carl.] (Eng. Arch[ae]ol.) A household servant; also, one of the bodyguard of King Canute.