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1

In Norway, a unit of capacity, varying by commodity:

• for grain, = 12 tønner, about 1650 liters.
• for coal and salt, = 18 tønner, about 2502 liters.
• for ore, = 16 tønner, about 3952 liters.

2

In Norway, a unit of mass, varying by commodity:

• for flax and hemp, = 6 skippund, about 960 kilograms.
• for wool, = 12 skippund, about 1920 kg.
• for grain, = 16 skippund, about 2560 kg.

3

In Norway, a unit of count,

• = 12 sekker (sacks) of wool.
• = 144 hides or skins.
• = 12 barrel = 14,400 herring.

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