viktualievikt
Swedish
Noun
viktualievikt c
- (historical) A Swedish system of units of weight/mass, mostly used for victuals.
- 1906 December 14, “En stark karl [A strong man]”, in Falköpingsposten, page 6:
- Billingemannen tog då och försökte stjälpa omkull Anders Larssons släde med 4 skeppund malm (ett skeppund lika med 27 lispund 5 skålpund viktualievikt), men Anders Larsson höll emot och släde med innehåll lyftades af båda högt från vägen.
- The Billing man then took and tried to overturn Anders Larsson's sled with 4 ship pounds of ore (one ship pound equals 27 lispounds 5 bowl pounds victual weight), but Anders Larsson resisted and the sled with contents was lifted by both of them high from the road.
- 1834 June 6, “Det nya myntsystemet [The new monetary system]”, in Aftonbladet, page 4:
- Vid det föreslagna nya myntsystemet har Utskottet äfven fogat en annan fördel, uti sjelfva kopparslantarne, hvaraf 100 utgöra ett skålp:d viktualievikt, så att, då det nya vigtsystemet blifver antaget, har man uti dessa slantar en vigtsats för bästa pris.
- In the proposed new coin system, the Committee has also added another advantage, in the copper pennies themselves, 100 of which constitute a Swedish pound victual weight, so that, when the new weight system is adopted, these pennies have a set weight for the best price.
Antonyms
- metallvikt (“metal weight”)
References
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