Wadmal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun

English

Alternative spellings

• wadmaal
• wadmeal
• wadmoll
• wadmel

Etymology

Scandinavian; compare Icelandic for a woollen stuff, Danish vadmel, Old Norse vaðmál cloth measure. Compare wad a small mass, and woodmeil

Noun

wadmal (plural: wadmals)

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