fotmal

English

Etymology

From Middle English fotmal, from Old English fōtmǣl (“step by step”, literally “foot-measure”), equivalent to foot +‎ -meal. Doublet of footmeal.

Noun

fotmal (plural fotmals)

1. (obsolete, units of measure) An old English unit of weight of 70 pounds, used particularly for lead

Synonyms

• foot, formel, fortinel, fotmael, fotmell

Hypernyms

• (30 fotmals): load, cartload, carrus, fother, fodder

Hyponyms

• (¹⁄₇₀ fotmal & for smaller subdivisions): Tower pound, troy pound, avoirdupois pound

Translations

old English unit of weight

• Latin: pes (la), fotmal, fōtmēllum

See also

• footmeal