Fardel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɑː(ɹ)dəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fardel is a noun meaning A fourth part: a quarter of anything.
Meaning
A fourth part: a quarter of anything.
More Meanings
- (historical) An English unit of land area variously understood as the fourth part of an oxgang or of a yardland.
- (obsolete) A bundle or burden.
- (obsolete, transitive) To make up in fardels; to bunch.
Example Sentences
Fardel of Land, the fourth part of a Yard-land.
I... bought a Farthel of Bread and a Mutckin of Ale.
This to the shunless fardel of the world / Nerves my uncurbèd back; […]
You must note, that two Fardells of Land make a Nooke of Land, and two Nookes make halfe a Yard of Land.
Word Forms
- fardels
- farthel
- farl
- fardle
- fardeling
- fardelling
- fardeled
- fardelled
Synonyms for fardel
Depending on context, synonyms include quarter, nook.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include quarter, fourth, quartern, quart, forpet, cuarta.
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