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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

farl

/fɑːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
farl
IPA
/fɑːl/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A quarter of a thin oatmeal or flour cake.

Obsolete

noun

Any such cake or bread, now especially an Irish speciality such as a soda farl or potato farl.

verb

Obsolete form of furl.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Contraction of fardel, probably with some influence from the Irish fearann meaning a fourth, especially of land or oatcakes. In this specific sense, fearann itself may be a possible cognate from a Norse or Old English root.

Usage

Inflected Forms

farls (plural) farls (present, singular) farling (participle, present) farled (participle, past) farled (past)

Phrases

soda bread potato bread

Frequently Paired Words

soda bread potato bread

Homonyms

phall

Rhymes With

real al carl rationale senegal dal choral halal cabal locale banal baal

Questions

How do you pronounce farl?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɑːl/.
What does farl mean?
A quarter of a thin oatmeal or flour cake.
Where does farl come from?
Contraction of fardel, probably with some influence from the Irish fearann meaning a fourth, especially of land or oatcakes. In this specific sense, fearann itself may be a possible cognate from a Norse or Old English root.

How to pronounce farl

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