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fotmal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fot-mal
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Obsolete

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

fotmals (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

footmeal

Synonyms

foot formel fortinel fotmael fotmell

Questions

What does fotmal mean?
An old English unit of weight of 70 pounds, used particularly for lead
Where does fotmal come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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