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.

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