UDALS

Noun

udals

plural of udal

Anagrams

• Aulds, Dauls, Dulas, duals, lauds

Source: Wiktionary


UDAL

U"dal (u"dal), n. Etym: [Icel. oedhal allodium, an hereditary estate; akin to Sw. odal allodial, Dan. odel.]

Definition: In Shetland and Orkney, a freehold; property held by udal, or allodial, right.

U"dal, a.

Definition: Allodial; -- a term used in Finland, Shetland, and Orkney. See Allodial. Burrill.

U"dal, n. & a. U"dal*born`, U"dal*er, U"dal*man, etc.

Definition: Vars. of Odal, etc. Obs. exc. in Shetland and the Orkney Islands, where udal designates land held in fee simple without any charter and free of any feudal character.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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