# fardel

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɑː(ɹ)dəl/

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fardel