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oksehoved [Danish]

1

In Denmark, various units of liquid capacity:

According to Friss and Glamann, a customs manual of about 1647 defines the oksehoved as 6 ankre.¹ for wine, = 1½ amme = 6 ankre = 240 potter, about 232.5 liters.

Both the 1647 manual and the book of rates for 1732 say an oksehoved of beer vinegar is 1½ tonder.¹

for vinegar
Period	Equivalents	liters
before 1683	= 1½ old øltønde = 180 potter	171.2
before 1683	= 1½ øltønde = 210 potter	199.8
after 1698	= 1½ ny øltønde = 204 potter	197.5

1. Friss and Glamann, page 193.

2

In Denmark, units of mass. For iron, = 1 skippund, before 1683, about 158.5 kilograms; after 1683, about 160.1 kg. For incense, = 200 pund = 100 kg.

Rasmussen, page 71.