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<u>Meaures in Old Norway </u> | |||
Measures by Volume: | |||
'''pel(er) or pægle '''- one fourth of a pott or about half pint. | |||
'''pott(er)''' - 0,965 liter, equal to about one quart. | |||
'''kanne(r)''' - a tankard which when used as a volume meaure about two liters. As a weight measure it was equal to 5 lispund or 36 kilograms. | |||
'''settung''' '''or setting''' - A measure equal to on ehalf skjeppe or about 12 liters. | |||
'''skjeppe(r) - '''in liquid measure aboaut 18 potter or 20 liters (formerly 17.4 listers). In dry meaure about one half bushel. | |||
'''mæle(r)''' - a grain measure which fluctated between 15 to 17 liters. | |||
'''mål''' '''or maal''' - an old term adapted to metric use. In volumetric use a unit of one decitliter (6.1 cubic inches, or about one fifth of a pint). | |||
tønne(r) or tunne, or tønde - a barrel, cask or drum measuring about 4 bushels (for fish, grain, potoatoes, etc.). One tønne was equal to 4 kvart; in the | |||