firlotn.

Brit.

/ˈfəːlɒt/,

/ˈfəːlət/, U.S.

/ˈfərˌlɑt/,

/ˈfərlət/, Scottish English

/ˈfɪrlət/

Forms: Middle English ferlot, 1500s feirt-, fert-, ferthelett, fertleitt, furlet, fyrlot, 1600s–1700s furlot, 1700s farlet, 1500s– firlot.

Etymology: First in Latin ferthelota , apparently representing Old Norse fiórþe hlotr fourth part: see lot n.The Old English hlot does not appear to have been used in the sense of ‘(fractional) part’.

Scottish.

a. A measure of capacity for corn, etc., the fourth part of a boll.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > dry measure > specific dry measure units > six bushels boll > quarter of a boll

firlot1426

full1657

1264 Comput. Vicecom. de Forfar (Jam.) In servicio regis iij celd. ij boll. et j ferthelota.]

1426 Sc. Acts Jas. I (1597) §70 They ordaned..foure firlotts to conteine a boll.

1484 Act Audit. 36/2 iii ferlotis of mele.

c1540 in W. H. Maxwell Sports & Adv. Scotl. (1855) xxviii. 229 Oats, 47 chalders 1 boll 2 firlots.

1708 J. Chamberlayne Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (ed. 22) ii. iii. ii. 510 The Firlot of Linlithgow..contains Thirty-one Pints Sterling Jugg, for the Measuring of Wheat, Rye, Meal, etc.

1824 Mechanic's Mag. No. 46. 279 You can determine the weight of a firlot of grain in the short space of half a minute.

1876 J. Grant Hist. Burgh Schools Scotl. ii. 458 (note) Another [gives] a firlot, and another two firlots of meal.

b. A certain measure used for other commodities; also, a great quantity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > specific liquid or dry units

miteOE

meta1325

suma1325

measurec1325

last1341

maund1365

pottlea1382

mug1400

mutchkin?1425

eightin-dele1440

rotec1484

sixtera1492

stortkyn1501

tolbot1536

firlot1549

sleek1705

modius1802

ton tight-

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > (a) great quantity or amount

felec825

muchc1230

good wone1297

plentyc1300

bushelc1374

sight1390

mickle-whata1393

forcea1400

manynessa1400

multitudea1400

packc1400

a good dealc1430

greata1450

sackful1484

power1489

horseloadc1500

mile1508

lump1523

a deal?1532

peckc1535

heapa1547

mass1566

mass1569

gallon1575

armful1579

cart-load1587

mickle1599

bushelful1600–12

a load1609

wreck1612

parisha1616

herd1618

fair share1650

heapa1661

muchness1674

reams1681

hantle1693

mort1694

doll?1719

lift1755

acre1759

beaucoup1760

ton1770

boxload1795

boatload1807

lot1811

dollop1819

swag1819

faggald1824

screed1826

Niagara1828

wad1828

lashings1829

butt1831

slew1839

ocean1840

any amount (of)1848

rake1851

slather1857

horde1860

torrent1864

sheaf1865

oodlesa1867

dead load1869

scad1869

stack1870

jorum1872

a heap sight1874

firlot1883

oodlings1886

chunka1889

whips1888

God's quantity1895

streetful1901

bag1917

fid1920

fleetful1923

mob1927

bucketload1930

pisspot1944

shitload1954

megaton1957

mob-o-ton1975

gazillion1978

buttload1988

shit ton1991

1549 Inv. of Brine (Somerset Ho.) xij ferthelettes of grece butter.

1585 Inv. of Postilthwaite (Somerset Ho.) Itm v. feirtletts couerlete ȝarne.

a1832 Fire of Frendraught iii, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1890) IV. vii. cxcvi 46/1 Ye's hae a firlot o the gude red gowd.

1883 J. Purves in Contemp. Rev. Sept. 353 Poachers..who in a night secure a ‘firlot’ of partridges.

2. A vessel used to measure a firlot of corn, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring volume > measuring vessels > vessel of standard capacity > for measuring specific standard quantity

peck1381

bushelc1384

firlot1573

1573 J. Tyrie Refut. Ansuer Knox 40 b Na man doth licht ane lanterne, putting it vnder ane firlot.

a1595 Descr. Isles Scotl. in W. Skene Celtic Scotl. (1880) III. App. iii. 437 To tak sa mony firlotts as micht stand side be side.

1670 Sc. Prov. in J. Ray Coll. Eng. Prov. 287 Mony words fills not the furlot.

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. ii. 21 The old castle, where the family lived in their decadence, as a mouse..lives under a firlot.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	firlot
释义	firlotn. Brit. /ˈfəːlɒt/, /ˈfəːlət/, U.S. /ˈfərˌlɑt/, /ˈfərlət/, Scottish English /ˈfɪrlət/ Forms: Middle English ferlot, 1500s feirt-, fert-, ferthelett, fertleitt, furlet, fyrlot, 1600s–1700s furlot, 1700s farlet, 1500s– firlot. Etymology: First in Latin ferthelota , apparently representing Old Norse fiórþe hlotr fourth part: see lot n.The Old English hlot does not appear to have been used in the sense of ‘(fractional) part’. Scottish. 1. a. A measure of capacity for corn, etc., the fourth part of a boll. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > dry measure > specific dry measure units > six bushels boll > quarter of a boll firlot1426 full1657 1264 Comput. Vicecom. de Forfar (Jam.) In servicio regis iij celd. ij boll. et j ferthelota.] 1426 Sc. Acts Jas. I (1597) §70 They ordaned..foure firlotts to conteine a boll. 1484 Act Audit. 36/2 iii ferlotis of mele. c1540 in W. H. Maxwell Sports & Adv. Scotl. (1855) xxviii. 229 Oats, 47 chalders 1 boll 2 firlots. 1708 J. Chamberlayne Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (ed. 22) ii. iii. ii. 510 The Firlot of Linlithgow..contains Thirty-one Pints Sterling Jugg, for the Measuring of Wheat, Rye, Meal, etc. 1824 Mechanic's Mag. No. 46. 279 You can determine the weight of a firlot of grain in the short space of half a minute. 1876 J. Grant Hist. Burgh Schools Scotl. ii. 458 (note) Another [gives] a firlot, and another two firlots of meal. b. A certain measure used for other commodities; also, a great quantity. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > specific liquid or dry units miteOE meta1325 suma1325 measurec1325 last1341 maund1365 pottlea1382 mug1400 mutchkin?1425 eightin-dele1440 rotec1484 sixtera1492 stortkyn1501 tolbot1536 firlot1549 sleek1705 modius1802 ton tight- the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > (a) great quantity or amount felec825 muchc1230 good wone1297 plentyc1300 bushelc1374 sight1390 mickle-whata1393 forcea1400 manynessa1400 multitudea1400 packc1400 a good dealc1430 greata1450 sackful1484 power1489 horseloadc1500 mile1508 lump1523 a deal?1532 peckc1535 heapa1547 mass1566 mass1569 gallon1575 armful1579 cart-load1587 mickle1599 bushelful1600–12 a load1609 wreck1612 parisha1616 herd1618 fair share1650 heapa1661 muchness1674 reams1681 hantle1693 mort1694 doll?1719 lift1755 acre1759 beaucoup1760 ton1770 boxload1795 boatload1807 lot1811 dollop1819 swag1819 faggald1824 screed1826 Niagara1828 wad1828 lashings1829 butt1831 slew1839 ocean1840 any amount (of)1848 rake1851 slather1857 horde1860 torrent1864 sheaf1865 oodlesa1867 dead load1869 scad1869 stack1870 jorum1872 a heap sight1874 firlot1883 oodlings1886 chunka1889 whips1888 God's quantity1895 streetful1901 bag1917 fid1920 fleetful1923 mob1927 bucketload1930 pisspot1944 shitload1954 megaton1957 mob-o-ton1975 gazillion1978 buttload1988 shit ton1991 1549 Inv. of Brine (Somerset Ho.) xij ferthelettes of grece butter. 1585 Inv. of Postilthwaite (Somerset Ho.) Itm v. feirtletts couerlete ȝarne. a1832 Fire of Frendraught iii, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1890) IV. vii. cxcvi 46/1 Ye's hae a firlot o the gude red gowd. 1883 J. Purves in Contemp. Rev. Sept. 353 Poachers..who in a night secure a ‘firlot’ of partridges. 2. A vessel used to measure a firlot of corn, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring volume > measuring vessels > vessel of standard capacity > for measuring specific standard quantity peck1381 bushelc1384 firlot1573 1573 J. Tyrie Refut. Ansuer Knox 40 b Na man doth licht ane lanterne, putting it vnder ane firlot. a1595 Descr. Isles Scotl. in W. Skene Celtic Scotl. (1880) III. App. iii. 437 To tak sa mony firlotts as micht stand side be side. 1670 Sc. Prov. in J. Ray Coll. Eng. Prov. 287 Mony words fills not the furlot. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. ii. 21 The old castle, where the family lived in their decadence, as a mouse..lives under a firlot. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1426
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