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===Meaures in Old Norway===
===Meaures in Old Norway===
 
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Measures by Volume:  
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'''skjeppe(r) - '''in liquid measure aboaut 18 potter or 20 liters (formerly 17.4 listers).&nbsp; In dry meaure about one half bushel.  
'''skjeppe(r) - '''in liquid measure aboaut 18 potter or 20 liters (formerly 17.4 listers).&nbsp; In dry meaure about one half bushel.  


'''tønne(r) or tunne, or tønde''' - a barrel, cask or drum measuring about 4 bushels (for fish, grain, potoatoes, etc.).&nbsp; One tønne was equal to 4 kvart; in the 1600s one tønne of grain was 4 mæler equal to 16 fjerdinger equal to 72 kanner,&nbsp;about 144 liters, although a tønne of grain is sometimes listed as 139 liters and a tønne of fish 116 liters.  
'''tønne(r) or tunne, or tønde''' - a barrel, cask or drum measuring about 4 bushels (for fish, grain, potoatoes, etc.).&nbsp; One tønne was equal to 4 kvart; in the 1600s one tønne of grain was 4 mæler equal to 16 fjerdinger equal to 72 kanner,&nbsp;about 144 liters, although a tønne of grain is sometimes listed as 139 liters and a tønne of fish 116 liters.
 


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