Associations to the word «Odal»

Wiktionary

ODAL, noun. (legal) (historical) Among the early and medieval Teutonic peoples, especially Scandinavians, the heritable land held by the various odalmen constituting a family or kindred of freeborn tribesmen.
ODAL, noun. The ownership of such land.
ODAL, adjective. Of or relating to odal land.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope