farthing
11farthing — O.E. feorðung quarter of a penny, a dim. derivative of feorða fourth (from feower four ) + ing fractional part. Cognate with O.Fris. fiardeng, M.L.G. verdink, O.N. fjordhungr. Used in biblical translation of L. quadrans quarter of a denarius; the …
12farthing — [fär′thiŋ] n. [ME ferthing < OE feorthing, lit., a fourthling, fourth part, dim. of feortha, FOURTH] 1. a former small British coin, equal to one fourth of a penny 2. a thing of little value; the least amount …
13Farthing — This interesting and unusual name has three possible origins, the first of which is of Anglo Saxon derivation from the Old English pre 7th Century word feorthing , meaning a quarter of a penny, a derivative of feower , four. In Middle English… …
14Farthing — Le farthing (qui signifie le quart en anglais) était une pièce de monnaie britannique dont la valeur s élèvait à un quart de penny, soit 1/960e de livre sterling. Ces pièces furent frappées dès le XIIIe siècle jusqu au 31 décembre 1960,… …
15farthing — UK [ˈfɑː(r)ðɪŋ] / US [ˈfɑrðɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms farthing : singular farthing plural farthings an old British coin worth a quarter of an old penny …
16farthing — /fahr dhing/, n. 1. a former bronze coin of Great Britain, equal to one fourth of a British penny: withdrawn in 1961. 2. something of very small value: I don t care a farthing for your opinion. [bef. 950; ME ferthing, OE feorthing. See FOURTH,… …
17farthing — noun a) Former British unit of currency worth one quarter of an old penny. b) A coin worth one farthing …
18farthing — Synonyms and related words: a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, ace, atom, bagatelle, bauble, bawbee, bean, bibelot, bit, brass farthing, button, cent, crown, curio, dab, dole, dollar, dot, dram, dribble, driblet, dwarf, farce,… …
19Farthing — Far|thing [ fɑ:ȓiŋ] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. farthing zu altengl. fēorȓa »der vierte (Teil)«> engl. u. irische Viertelpennymünze bis 1961 …
20farthing — [OE] Farthing has a long history as an English coin name, going back to the 10th century, when it was used in translations of the Bible to render Latin quadrans, a quarter of a denarius. It was introduced into English currency (as a silver coin… …
