fardel
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- noun
- /ˈfɑrdəl/
- Archaic
- In life, we often carry a fardel of worries that weigh us down.
- bear fardels
Examples
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True, the word "penitent" carries its fardel of religious reference, but there is a discrepancy on the symbolic level because nothing in the boys' escapade deserves their "penitence."
Academic text (1991) -
For who would fardels bear, till Birnam Wood do come to Dunsinane, but that the fear of something after death.
Blog text (17) -
Who would bear fardels?
Academic text (2000) -
Who would fardels bear, to grunt and sweat under a weary life.
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Anyway, it's a pretty sweet deal he's got out there: ten percent of gross and a whole fardel of 'now money' in small unmarked bills from the studio boss.
Blog text (23) -
It is not like the fardels of mechanical wonderment your father took to Turkey.
Fiction book (1992) -
It's not nearly as memorable as "... who would fardels bare...?" or "fillip me with a three-man beetle!"
Blog text (3) -
Who would fardels bear, to grunt and sweat under a weary life, or it not the dread of something after death, the undiscovered country to whose bourn no traveler returns.
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The old man spoke of a fardel of regret that followed him throughout his life.
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She felt a heavy fardel of responsibilities resting on her shoulders.
Synonyms
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A heavy load or something that causes worry and difficulty
Antonyms
How Burdensome
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word fardel comes from an old French word for a 'bundle' or small pack you carry. So imagine a heavy bundle on your back; that image explains why fardel means a 'burden' or something that weighs you down.