"farl" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɑːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-farl.wav Forms: farls [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːl 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. Head templates: {{en-noun}} farl (plural farls)
  1. (obsolete) A quarter of a thin oatmeal or flour cake. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-farl-en-noun-w8H6GghC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 19 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 19 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 20 29
  2. Any such cake or bread, now especially an Irish speciality such as a soda farl or potato farl.
    Sense id: en-farl-en-noun-emZnZlmX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: soda bread, potato bread
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /fɑːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-farl.wav Forms: farls [present, singular, third-person], farling [participle, present], farled [participle, past], farled [past]
Rhymes: -ɑːl Head templates: {{en-verb}} farl (third-person singular simple present farls, present participle farling, simple past and past participle farled)
  1. Obsolete form of furl. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: furl
    Sense id: en-farl-en-verb-V1NWE2L~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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