feorþa dæl

Old English

Alternative forms

• fēorða dǣl, fēorþandǣl, fēorðandǣl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfe͜oːr.θɑ dæːl/, [ˈfe͜oːrˠ.ðɑ dæːl]

Noun

feorþa dæl m

1. a fourth, a quarter

   Synonym: fēorþling

   • c. 900, The Consolation of Philosophy

     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.

   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Decollation of St. John the Baptist"

     Fiðerrīca biþ sē þe hæfþ fēorðan dǣl rīċes.

     A tetrarch is someone who has one fourth of a kingdom.

Declension

See the declensions at fēorþa and dǣl.

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