C18: from earlier fardel fourth part, from Old English fēortha fourth + Middle English del part
farl in American English
(fɑːrl)
noun
Scot
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal
Also: farle
Word origin
[1715–25; contr. of fardel a three-cornered cake, orig., the 4th part of a round cake (ME ferdell, repr. OE fēortha dǣl fourth part)]This word is first recorded in the period 1715–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: anesthesia, dugout, federation, portfolio, screening
Examples of 'farl' in a sentence
farl
The interesting bit is the potato farl.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Cut the soda farl in half lengthwise, then each side in half again, ending up with four pieces.