metallvikt
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of metall (“metal”) + vikt (“weight”). First attested in 1674.[1]
Noun[edit]
metallvikt c
- (historical) A Swedish system of units of weight/mass, mostly used for metals.
- 1894 November 22, Saxon, “Vid Ljusnedal bruk [At Ljusnedal mill]”, in Jämtlands Allehanda, page 14:
- 1707 köptes en kyrkoklocka om 1 l
3 metallvikt.- In 1707 a church bell of 1 lispound 3 pounds metal weight was bought.
- A weight made out of metal.
Antonyms[edit]
- viktualievikt (“victual weight”)