sammel

Meanings

1. Sandy gravel; loamy gravel used for puddling.
2. Gravelly yellow clay.
3. A brick in a kiln that is crumbly due to not being thoroughly burned, usually one that lies outermost.

1. Mixed with lime for mortar.
2. Imperfectly burnt; (by extension) soft and crumbling.

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps ultimately from Old English *samǣlan (“to half-burn”), from sam- (“half-, partly”) + ǣlan (“to burn”).