skok [Danish] or skokk [Norwegian]

1

In Denmark and Norway, a unit of count, = 3 snese = 60. link to a chart showing relationships between terms used to indicate numbers of items. See the chart for the names given this unit in neighboring areas. Mainly used for fish and eggs.

In Denmark, however, it is also a unit of count for sheaves, = 6 or 12 sheaves.

2

In Denmark, after 1839, a unit of mass for yarn, = ½ lispund, = 4 kilograms.

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