farthing
English
/ˈfɑː(ɹ).ðɪŋ/
noun
Definitions
- (historical) Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.
- (figurative) A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.
- (obsolete) A division of land.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ferthing inherited from Old English fēorþing inherited from Proto-Germanic *fedurþungaz (a quarter) affix from English fourth#English + English fourth.
Origin
English
fourth
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- May the Fourth English
- fardel English
- farthingless English
- farthingsworth English
- firkin English
- four English
- fourth English
- fourth#English English
- fourthly English
- fourthness English
- nip English
- nipfarthing English
- worth English
- *fedurþungaz Proto-Germanic
- フォース Japanese
- feorðing Old English
- fēorþing Old English
- ferthe Middle English
- ferthing Middle English
- fourthe Middle English
- fjórðungr Old Norse
- fjórðungur Icelandic