What is a Rost in distance
i.e. a bit over 5 km (3.1 mi), and equal to an even older unit of measurement, the "rast" ("rest", "pause"), so named since it was seen as the distance a man would normally be able to walk between rests, corresponding to the league in other countries.
What is the meaning of Rast
RAST: Radioallergosorbent test, an allergy test that is done on a sample of blood. RAST is used to check for allergic sensitivity to specific substances.
What does the word Rost mean
strong tidea strong tide or current) noun.
What does the name Rost mean
nickname for a red-haired person, from Middle High German rost 'rust'. metonymic occupational name for a limeburner or blacksmith, from Middle High German, Middle Low German rost 'grate', 'grill' or Middle High German rost(e) 'fire', 'embers', 'pyre', 'grate' (typically one for burning lime).
What is the meaning of Roat
A skin test used to confirm or rule out the presence of allergic contact dermatitis, used after an initial patch test of a suspected allergen was negative or only weakly positive.
What does roasted mean in slang
If someone gives you a roasting, they criticize you severely about something in a way that shows that they are very annoyed with you. [British, informal]
Is Roat a real word
No, roat is not in the scrabble dictionary.
Where did the term Oater come from
oater (n.)
"Western film" (featuring horse-riding cowboys and Indians), 1946, American English, from oat, as the typical food of horses. Oats opera (on the model of soap opera) is by 1937 in U.S. slang.
How did Viking measure distance
The Viking ell was the measure from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, about 18 inches (460 mm). The Viking or primitive ell was used in Iceland up to the 13th century. By the 13th century, a law set the "stika" as equal to 2 ells which was the English ell of the time.
What units did Vikings use
The unit of measure was a logeyrir, measuring six ells in length by two ells in width. That would be 116.25” by 38.75”.
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A few measures:
- Eyrir (plural aurar) = ounce = about 27 grams.
- Mork (plural merkur) = mark = 8 eyrir (ounce)
- Pund = pound = 24 merkur (marks)