English Explanatory Dictionary

fardel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fourth part: a quarter of anything.
  2. An English unit of land area variously understood as the fourth part of an oxgang or of a yardland.
noun
  1. A bundle or burden.
verb
  1. To make up in fardels; to bunch.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɑː(ɹ)dəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fardel.wav

Word forms

fardel fardels farthel farl fardle fardeling fardelling fardeled fardelled

Etymology

A clipped form of Middle English ferthendel (literally “fourth part”), equivalent to fourth + deal. Cognate with Dutch vierendeel (“a fourth part, quarter”), German Viertel (“a quarter, fourth”), Danish fjerdedel (“a quarter”), Swedish fjärdedel (“a fourth, quarter”).

Synonyms

nook quarter

Related words

farthingdeal a much smaller division of land making up 1⁄4 acre

Derived words

fardel-bound
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