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fardel (s.xiii1)
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fardel (s.xiii1)

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fardaille;  fardell,  fardle,  faredel; 
pl fardelles,  fardelx,  fardeus,  fardeux  
  FEW:  farda 19,43b Gdf:  fardel 3,722b GdfC:  fardel 9,601a TL: fardel 3,1634 DEAF:  farde (fardel)  DMF:  fardeau  TLF:  fardeau  OED:  fardel n.1  MED:  fardel n.  DMLBS:  fardellus 1 906a

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unitvolumefardel, bundle, pack: 
( 1302 )  Une Alice de Boddemen fut attaché ové un fardel de dras  YBB 30-31 Ed I 509
( 1353 )  les bariles, fardeux, et bales des ditz marchantz  Stats i 342 xxvi
( 1411 )  chescun fardaille de toille ou de drape al value de .x. li. venant a dit port  Rot Parl1 iii 663
♦costumecarrying bag, wallet: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  mantica: faredel  TLL ii 3
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Avarice ové son fardell Vient au bataille, et un sachell Des ses florins tenoit tout plein  GOWER Mirour 9829
♦fig.load, weight: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Cest est le cunseil: descharge sei del fardel de felunie, gette cel trussel aval desuz ses pez  Joshua Sermons ii 34

See also:

affardeiller  enfardeler  fardelet 
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