wadmal

English

Etymology

From Old Norse váðmál (“woolen stuff”), from váð (“cloth”) + mál (“measure”). Cognate to Danish vadmel, Icelandic [Term?]. Compare wad (“a small mass”) and woodmeil.

Noun

wadmal (countable and uncountable, plural wadmals)

1. Thick coarse heavily napped wool mostly used in winter clothing for the poor.

Alternative forms

• wadmaal
• wadmeal
• wadmel
• wadmol
• wadmoll