fod

In Denmark, a premetric unit of length, = ½ alen = 12 tommer = 144 linier. Before 1683, about 316.28 millimeters; between 1683 and 1835, about 314.03 mm; after 1835, about 313.857 mm (1.0297 feet).

1 fod = 4 håndsbreder = 16 fingerbreder = 64 bygkorn = 256 stråbreder = 4096 hårbreder

The decimal fod = 10 tommer = 100 linier = 1000 skrupler = 10,000 qvinter = 313.85 millimeters.

In the early 21st century, long after metrification in 1912, the fod has continued to be used in measurements of the length of boats.