Definition
A historical term for a fourth or quarter-share of land in some Germanic or Anglo-Saxon territories; a land division unit.
Etymology
From Old English 'feordhing' or 'ferding,' related to 'feorod' (fourth). The -ing suffix here indicates a division or portion, not an action. This term appears in medieval English land records.
Kelly Says
Medieval land measurement terms reveal how differently people divided and owned property. A 'fierding' was one of several competing systems in early English law, but 'hide' and 'virgate' eventually won out, leaving 'fierding' buried in old documents.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
fierding
fier-ding
ARالعربية
fierding
fier-ding
BNবাংলা
fierding
fier-ding
CACatalà
fierding
fier-ding
CSČeština
fierding
fier-ding
DADansk
fierding
fier-ding
DEDeutsch
fierding
fier-ding
ELΕλληνικά
fierding
fier-ding
ESEspañol
fierding
fier-ding
FAفارسی
fierding
fier-ding
FISuomi
fierding
fier-ding
FRFrançais
fierding
fier-ding
HEעברית
fierding
fier-ding
HIहिन्दी
fierding
fier-ding
HUMagyar
fierding
fier-ding
IDBahasa Indonesia
fierding
fier-ding
ITItaliano
fierding
fier-ding
MSBahasa Melayu
fierding
fier-ding
MYမြန်မာ
fierding
fier-ding
NLNederlands
fierding
fier-ding
NONorsk
fierding
fier-ding
PLPolski
fierding
fier-ding
PTPortuguês
fierding
fier-ding
RORomână
fierding
fier-ding
RUРусский
fierding
fier-ding
SVSvenska
fierding
fier-ding
SWKiswahili
fierding
fier-ding
TAதமிழ்
fierding
fier-ding
TEతెలుగు
fierding
fier-ding
TRTürkçe
fierding
fier-ding
UKУкраїнська
fierding
fier-ding
URاردو
fierding
fier-ding
VITiếng Việt
fierding
fier-ding