fardel

Meaning

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.

Verb

To make up in fardels; to bunch.

Synonyms

omasum

burden

fardel-bag

bible

psalterium

manyplies

load

bundle

parcel

baggage

swag

tie

fourth

4th

furl

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɑː(ɹ)dəl/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: vierendeel

Cognate with German: Viertel

Cognate with Danish: fjerdedel

Cognate with Swedish: fjärdedel

In summary

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”).