fardel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fardel
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Old Provençal, equivalent to fard(a) “bundle” (ultimately derived from Arabic fardah “load”) + -el, from Latin -ellus; see -elle
Vocabulary lists containing fardel
Example Sentences
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“Truly, Mistress, home to Staplehurst, and the fardel holdeth broadcloth for my lads’ new jerkins.”
From All's Well Alice's Victory by Lewin, M.
Trust me, I’ll look in on her, and see what I may do, so soon as I’ve borne this fardel home.
From All's Well Alice's Victory by Lewin, M.
After venting that brief soliloquy he sat silent a little while, till Leonard was nearly out of sight, then rose, resumed his fardel, and, creeping quick along the hedgerows, followed Leonard toward the town.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 by Various
I’ll rest my fardel a bit on the stile while Emmet comes up.”
From All's Well Alice's Victory by Lewin, M.
With no fardel on its own back, yet so imperious towards those who came labouring after it, Hellas, in its early freshness, looked as distant from him even then as it does from ourselves.
From Marius the Epicurean — Volume 1 by Pater, Walter
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