feorþa dæl

Old English

Alternative forms

fēorða dǣl, fēorþandǣl, fēorðandǣl

Pronunciation

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

Noun

feorþa dæl m

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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