vaþmal (OSw) vaðmál (ON) noun

Woven woollen cloth, occasionally appearing as currency or payment. Appears in a list of currencies in Jb Þjb 23, and its value is discussed in Grg Misc 246.


homespun OIce Grg Klþ 2, 4 Þsþ 78 Ómb 143
OIce Sg 1 Llb 34 Þjb 23
OIce KRA 14, 15
ONorw MLL Kab 10 Rb 1
OSw ÖgL Äb

homespun wool OSw ÖgL Db Bb
payment cloth ONorw BorgL 12.18
wadmal ONorw GuL Løb, Mhb
woollen cloth ONorw FrL KrbA 8
OSw MESt Jb
Refs:

KLNM s.v. vadmål

Citation
  • ‘vaþmal’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/5766
    (08/08/2026)