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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Besides carrying her own fardel, this poor wife was expected to fold and direct wrappers for her husband's precious journal, he finding "mechanical writing too exhausting and stultifying."
From The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. by Various
What though the world once went hard with me, when I was fain to carry my fardel a foot-back?
From Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 by Acheson, Arthur
No doubt this was true, and no doubt it braved her for the carrying of her boy's garnish, otherwise a risky fardel for a young woman.
From The Forest Lovers by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
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
He, who in the old days had shouldered with a smile responsibilities which would have set his elders sweating with apprehension, found the light weight of Gramarye a fardel to make him stagger.
From Anthony Lyveden by Yates, Dornford
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