Associations to the word «Fardel»

Wiktionary

FARDEL, noun. A fourth part: a quarter of anything.
FARDEL, noun. (historical) An English unit of land area variously understood as the fourth part of an oxgang or of a yardland.
FARDEL, noun. (obsolete) a bundle or burden
FARDEL, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To make up in fardels.

Dictionary definition

FARDEL, noun. A burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle).

Wise words

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