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)
- Thick coarse heavily napped wool mostly used in winter clothing for the poor.
Alternative forms
- wadmaal
- wadmeal
- wadmel
- wadmol
- wadmoll