Old English · noun
feorþa dæl
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈfe͜oːr.θɑ dæːl/[ˈfe͜oːrˠ.ðɑ dæːl]
- Syllables
- ˈfe͜oːr · θɑ · dæːl (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- quarterfourth
Meaning
-
a fourth, a quarter
Eall mancynn and eall nīetenu ne notiaþ nāhwǣr nēah fēorðan dǣles þisse eorðan.
All of mankind and all the animals use nowhere near a fourth of this Earth.
c. 900, The Consolation of Philosophy
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