wadmal

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English wadmal, wadmol, from Old Norse váðmál (“woolen stuff”), from váð (“cloth”) + mál (“measure”). Cognate to Danish vadmel, Swedish vadmal, Norwegian Nynorsk vadmål and Icelandic vaðmál. Compare wad (“a small mass”) and woodmeil. === Noun === wadmal (countable and uncountable, plural wadmals) Thick coarse heavily napped wool mostly (formerly) used in Scandinavia and parts of Britain in winter clothing for the poor, similar to melton. ==== Alternative forms ==== wadmaal, wadmeal, wadmel, wadmell, wadmol, wadmoll ==== Related terms ==== wad weed (“garment”) ==== Translations ====