fardel
[ fahr-dl ]
/ ˈfɑr dl /
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noun Archaic.
a bundle; burden.
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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
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fardel
/ (ˈfɑːdəl) /
noun
archaic a bundle or burden
Word Origin for fardel
C13: from Old French farde, ultimately from Arabic fardah
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