kvart

English translation: quarter

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Swedish term or phrase:kvart
English translation:quarter
Entered by: geraldkimb (X)

11:40 Mar 21, 2004
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry / obsolete measurements
Swedish term or phrase: kvart
In Linnaeus's description of a moose, he wrote:
”Han var redan 9 kvarter hög, till färgen mörkaktig, beströdd med vita fläckar..."
geraldkimb (X)
Local time: 15:24
0,1485 m
Explanation:
NE:
kvarter (över (medel),lågty. och ty. av (äldre) fr. quartier
9 kvarter = 1.3365 m, which seems like a very small moose

eg. 'fjärdedel', av medeltidslat. quarta_rium 'fjärdedelen av ett mått', av lat. qua_rtus 'fjärde') gammalt svenskt längd- och rymdmått. Som längdmått var enligt 1665 års plakat 1 kvarter = ¼ aln = ½ fot = 6 (verk)tum v v0,1485 m. Som rymdmått för torra varor var 1 kvarter = 1/8 kanna = ¼ stop = 4 jungfrur (=4 ort) v 0,327 l.


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Note added at 16 hrs 17 mins (2004-03-22 03:57:43 GMT)
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linguistically, kvart corresponds to the English word \'quarter\' although the old UK quarter = 0.228 m.

I would write 9 quarters (old Swedish quarter = 9 x 0.228 m = 2.052 m)tall
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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 15:24
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Many thanks, and thanks for taking the extra trouble!
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5 +40,1485 m
Mats Wiman


  

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kvarter
0,1485 m


Explanation:
NE:
kvarter (över (medel),lågty. och ty. av (äldre) fr. quartier
9 kvarter = 1.3365 m, which seems like a very small moose

eg. 'fjärdedel', av medeltidslat. quarta_rium 'fjärdedelen av ett mått', av lat. qua_rtus 'fjärde') gammalt svenskt längd- och rymdmått. Som längdmått var enligt 1665 års plakat 1 kvarter = ¼ aln = ½ fot = 6 (verk)tum v v0,1485 m. Som rymdmått för torra varor var 1 kvarter = 1/8 kanna = ¼ stop = 4 jungfrur (=4 ort) v 0,327 l.


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Note added at 16 hrs 17 mins (2004-03-22 03:57:43 GMT)
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linguistically, kvart corresponds to the English word \'quarter\' although the old UK quarter = 0.228 m.

I would write 9 quarters (old Swedish quarter = 9 x 0.228 m = 2.052 m)tall


    Nationalencyclopedin (NE = Swedish National Encyclopedia)
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 15:24
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks, and thanks for taking the extra trouble!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson: Kalv!
13 mins

agree  Roald Toskedal
36 mins

agree  Mario Marcolin
41 mins

agree  Christine Andersen: ett äldre längdmått som motsvarar en kvarts aln el. ca 15 cm according to Skribent
18 hrs
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