Etymology

fardel

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Today it means: A fourth part: a quarter of anything. Full definition →

Middle English ferthendel
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fardel · noun1

  1. Middle English · derived fromferthendel
  2. English todayfardel

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”).

fardel · noun, verb2

  1. Arabic · derived fromفَرْد“one of a pair”
  2. Spanish · derived fromfardel
  3. Old French · derived fromfardel“pack, bundle”
  4. Middle English · inherited fromfardel
  5. English todayfardel

From Middle English fardel, from Old French fardel (“pack, bundle”), from Spanish fardel, diminutive of fardo (“pack, bundle”), from Arabic فَرْد (fard, “one of a pair”), as applied to saddlebags.

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