udal

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Icelandic óðal. More at odal. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Might this be an inherited term from Norn rather than a modern borrowing?”)

Adjective

udal (not comparable)

1. (Shetland, Orkney) Allodial, inalienable.

Noun

udal (plural udals)

1. (Shetland, Orkney) A freehold; property held by udal, or allodial, right.

Derived terms

• udalborn
• udaler
• udalman

Anagrams

• Auld, Daul, Dula, auld, dual, laud

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Basque

Noun

udal ?

1. a corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns, corresponding to mayor and aldermen.
2. municipality