fotmellum

Latin

Alternative forms

  • fōtmēllus, fōtmēlum, fōtmāllum, fōtemāllus

Etymology

From Middle English fōtmāl, fōtmēl, from Old English fōtmǣl.

Pronunciation

Noun

fōtmēllum n (genitive fōtmēllī); second declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) fotmal, a unit of 70 pounds used for measuring lead
    • 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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