fotmal

English

Etymology

From Middle English fotmal, from Old English fōtmǣl (“step by step”, literally “foot-measure”), equivalent to foot +‎ -meal[1] . Doublet of footmeal.

Noun

fotmal (plural fotmals)

(obsolete) An old English unit of weight of 70 pounds, used particularly for lead

Synonyms

foot, formel, fortinel, fotmael, fotmell

Hypernyms

(30 fotmals) load, cartload, carrus, fother, fodder

Hyponyms

(¹/₇₀ fotmal & for smaller subdivisions) Tower pound, troy pound, avoirdupois pound

Translations

old English unit of weight

Latin: pes (la), fotmal

See also

footmeal

References

Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "fotmal, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1891.

Latin

Etymology

From Old English fōtmǣl

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfoːt.maːl/, [ˈfoːt.maːɫ]

Noun

fōtmāl

(Medieval) fotmal, a unit of 70 pounds
- c. 1300, Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris
  carrus plumbi constat ex triginta fotmallis
  The cartload of lead is formed from thirty fotmals.

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