Furl vs Farl - What's the difference?
furl | farl |
(obsolete) A quarter of a thin oatmeal or flour cake.
Any such cake or bread, now particularly used for Irish specialities as soda farls and potato farls.
* 1647', '', '''1854 , Alexander Dyce (editor), ''The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher: The Text Formed from a New Collation of the Early Editions , Volume 2,
As verbs the difference between furl and farl
is that furl is to lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag while farl is obsolete form of lang=en.As a noun farl is
a quarter of a thin oatmeal or flour cake.farl
English
Etymology 1
Contraction of fardel.Noun
(en noun)See also
* soda bread * potato breadEtymology 2
Verb
(en verb)page 416,
- Down with the mainmast ! lay her at hull !
- Farl up all her linens, and let her ride it out !