farthing
Significado (Inglés)
- (historical) Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.
- (figuratively) A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.
- (obsolete) A division of land.
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Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈfɑː(ɹ).ðɪŋ/
Etimología (Inglés)
In summary
From Middle English ferthing, from Old English fēorþing, fēorþung (“a quarter, fourth part, farthing”), from fēorþa (“fourth”), from Proto-Germanic *fedurþungaz (“a quarter”), probably influenced by Old Norse fjórðungr (“a fourth part, quarter”). Equivalent to fourth + -ing; compare English riding (“third part”).
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