A tønne (plural ''tønner'')Språkrådet. ''Bokmålsordboka'': tønne.
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unit of

volume Volume is a measure of occupied three-dimensional space. It is often quantified numerically using SI derived units (such as the cubic metre and litre) or by various imperial or US customary units (such as the gallon, quart, cubic inch). The de ...

equivalent to a

barrel A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container with a bulging center, longer than it is wide. They are traditionally made of wooden staves and bound by wooden or metal hoops. The word vat is often used for large containers for liquids, ...

. There was a dry ''tønne'' and a liquid ''tønne''. The volume of a ''tønne'' has varied over time in Norway, including many local variations. The dry ''tønne'' was standardized in 1824 as equivalent to . A ''tønne'' of potatoes weighed about . A dry ''tønne'' was divided into four '' fjerdinger'', equivalent to each. The liquid ''tønne'' was equivalent to .Klonteig, Olav. 2000. ''Fjellbygder i attersyn: frå det gamle Tinn i Telemark''. Porsgrunn: Forlaget Grenland, p. 71. In addition, the term ''tønne'' (a "

barrel of land A barrel of land (Danish language, Danish: ''tønde land'', Norwegian language, Norwegian: ''tønneland'', Swedish language, Swedish: ''tunnland'', Finnish language, Finnish: ''tynnyrinala'') is a Scandinavian unit of area. The word may originate f ...

") was used as a measurement of area equivalent to . This corresponded to the amount of land that could be sown with one ''tønne'' of seed.

References

External links

''Norsk historisk leksikon'': Kornmål. (lokalhistorikwiki.no).
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