farl

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English

A soda bread farl

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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.

Noun

farl (plural farls)

  1. (obsolete) A quarter of a thin oatmeal or flour cake.
  2. Any such cake or bread, now especially an Irish speciality such as a soda farl or potato farl.

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Etymology 2

Verb

farl (third-person singular simple present farls, present participle farling, simple past and past participle farled)

  1. Obsolete form of furl.

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