Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fardel"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fardel \Far"del\, n. [OF. fardel, F. fardeau; cf. Sp. fardel,
fardillo, fardo, LL. fardellus; prob. fr. Ar. fard one of the
two parts of an object divisible into two, hence, one of the
two parts of a camel's load. Cf. {Furl}.]
A bundle or little pack; hence, a burden. [Obs.] --Shak.
A fardel of never-ending misery and suspense.
--Marryat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fardel \Far"del\, v. t.
To make up in fardels. [Obs.] --Fuller.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fardel
n : (archaic) a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)
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