carl
noun
ˈkär(-ə)l 
variants or carle
1
: a man of the common people
2
chiefly dialectal : churl, boor
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Old Norse karl "man, commoner" — more at churl
Note: Old Norse karl is already reflected in the late Old English compounds hūscarl "member of a king's bodyguard" (Old Norse húskarl), carlmann "male, man" (Old Norse karlmaðr).
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1