Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

firlot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fir-lot
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A measure of capacity, once used for corn etc, equal to four pecks.

Example Sentences

"[T]he valuation of lands, tenor of leaſes, the rents, the entails, rent charges, life rents, and payments for or out of land revenue, are all reckoned in Scotland by the chalder, boll, firlot, and lippy, and cannot be altered; [...]"
"A fairy came one day from one of the turrets of Craig-ail-naic to the wife of one of the tenants in Delnabo, and asked her to lend her a firlot of oatmeal for food for her family, promising to repay it soon, as she was every moment expecting an ample supply."

Etymology

Reduced form of Middle English firthelote (attested 1264), equivalent to ferthe (“fouth”) + lot (“portion, share”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: firthelote

Inflected Forms

firlots (plural)

Questions

What does firlot mean?: A measure of capacity, once used for corn etc, equal to four pecks.
Where does firlot come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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