Mezhevaya Verst. Conversion Chart / Historical Length Units Converter, Old Russian

Mezhevaya Verst. Conversion Chart

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Metric

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of metric units is available on the main length conversion page.

mezhevaya verst to kilometer (km)
mezhevaya verst to meter (m)
mezhevaya verst to centimeter (cm)
mezhevaya verst to millimeter (mm)

Units: kilometer (km) / meter (m) / centimeter (cm) / millimeter (mm)

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The American System of Measures (US Customary Units)

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of U.S. units is available on the main length conversion page.

mezhevaya verst to mile (mi)
mezhevaya verst to yard (yd)
mezhevaya verst to foot (ft)
mezhevaya verst to inch (in)

Units: mile (mi) / yard (yd) / foot (ft) / inch (in)

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Ancient Egypt

It might be hard to imagine, but these units dates back to 3100 BC. Egyptian people used them 5000 years ago. These units are distant ancestors of US customary units used today.

mezhevaya verst to iteru (river measure)
mezhevaya verst to knet (rod of cord)
mezhevaya verst to nbiw (pole)
mezhevaya verst to meh niswt (royal cubit)
mezhevaya verst to meh nedjes (short cubit)
mezhevaya verst to remen
mezhevaya verst to djeser, bu
mezhevaya verst to pedj-aa (large span)
mezhevaya verst to pedj-sheser (small span)
mezhevaya verst to amem (fist)
mezhevaya verst to deret (hand)
mezhevaya verst to shesep (palm)
mezhevaya verst to djeba (finger)

Units: iteru (river measure) / knet (rod of cord) / nbiw (pole) / meh niswt (royal cubit) / meh nedjes (short cubit) / remen / djeser, bu / pedj-aa (large span) / pedj-sheser (small span) / amem (fist) / deret (hand) / shesep (palm) / djeba (finger)

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Ancient Greek

The values of Greek units varied according to location and epoch. Relative proportions though were generally the same. Greek measures were in general derived from measurement system of Ancient Egypt.

mezhevaya verst to schoinos (σχοινός)
mezhevaya verst to parasanges (παρασάγγες, league)
mezhevaya verst to dolichos (δόλιχος)
mezhevaya verst to milion (μίλιον)
mezhevaya verst to hippikon (ἱππικόν)
mezhevaya verst to diaulos (δίαυλος)
mezhevaya verst to στάδιον, stadion
mezhevaya verst to stadium olympic
mezhevaya verst to stadium attic
mezhevaya verst to stadium ptolemey
mezhevaya verst to plethron (πλέθρον)
mezhevaya verst to hamma (ἅμμα)
mezhevaya verst to dekapous (δεκάπους)
mezhevaya verst to akaina (ἄκαινα)
mezhevaya verst to kalamos (κάλαμος)
mezhevaya verst to orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom)
mezhevaya verst to diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace)
mezhevaya verst to haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace)
mezhevaya verst to pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow)
mezhevaya verst to pygōn (πυγών)
mezhevaya verst to pygmē (πυγμή, forearm)
mezhevaya verst to pous (πούς, foot)
mezhevaya verst to spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers)
mezhevaya verst to orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger)
mezhevaya verst to lichas (λιχάς)
mezhevaya verst to hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον)
mezhevaya verst to dichas (διχάς, midfoot)
mezhevaya verst to dōron (δῶρον)
mezhevaya verst to palaiste (παλαιστή, palm)
mezhevaya verst to kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers)
mezhevaya verst to daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

Units: schoinos (σχοινός) / parasanges (παρασάγγες, league) / dolichos (δόλιχος) / milion (μίλιον) / hippikon (ἱππικόν) / diaulos (δίαυλος) / στάδιον, stadion / stadium olympic / stadium attic / stadium ptolemey / plethron (πλέθρον) / hamma (ἅμμα) / dekapous (δεκάπους) / akaina (ἄκαινα) / kalamos (κάλαμος) / orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom) / diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace) / haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace) / pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) / pygōn (πυγών) / pygmē (πυγμή, forearm) / pous (πούς, foot) / spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers) / orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger) / lichas (λιχάς) / hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον) / dichas (διχάς, midfoot) / dōron (δῶρον) / palaiste (παλαιστή, palm) / kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers) / daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

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Ancient Roman

Roman length units were very well defined. The value of the base unit pes (foot) was discovered by John Greaves in 1639 after he made a lot of measurements in the ruins of Rome. Since then we know that the value of one pes was between 0.967 and 0.986 English feet. An accepted modern value is 296 mm. For most Roman units below we give an English equivalent in parentheses.

mezhevaya verst to schœnus (rush rope)
mezhevaya verst to leuga (league)
mezhevaya verst to mille passus (mile)
mezhevaya verst to stadium (stade, furlong)
mezhevaya verst to actus
mezhevaya verst to decempeda
mezhevaya verst to pertica (perch)
mezhevaya verst to passus (pace)
mezhevaya verst to pes sestertius
mezhevaya verst to gradus (step)
mezhevaya verst to cubitus (cubit)
mezhevaya verst to palmipes
mezhevaya verst to pes (foot)
mezhevaya verst to palmus major (palm length)
mezhevaya verst to palmus (palm width)
mezhevaya verst to uncia (inch)
mezhevaya verst to pollex (thumb)
mezhevaya verst to digitus (finger)

Units: schœnus (rush rope) / leuga (league) / mille passus (mile) / stadium (stade, furlong) / actus / decempeda / pertica (perch) / passus (pace) / pes sestertius / gradus (step) / cubitus (cubit) / palmipes / pes (foot) / palmus major (palm length) / palmus (palm width) / uncia (inch) / pollex (thumb) / digitus (finger)

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Biblical

mezhevaya verst to cubit
mezhevaya verst to span
mezhevaya verst to handbreadth
mezhevaya verst to etzbah

Units: cubit / span / handbreadth / etzbah

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Old Spanish

In various provinces of Spain diferent variations of units were used. The conversions below use Castilian system. Although most of these units are now obsolete, some can still be used today in the countries of Latin America.

mezhevaya verst to legua de por grado (league of the degree)
mezhevaya verst to legua marina (nautical)
mezhevaya verst to legua
mezhevaya verst to milla marina (nautical)
mezhevaya verst to milla
mezhevaya verst to cuerda of Valencia
mezhevaya verst to cuerda
mezhevaya verst to estadal
mezhevaya verst to braza
mezhevaya verst to paso
mezhevaya verst to vara
mezhevaya verst to codo de ribera
mezhevaya verst to codo
mezhevaya verst to pie
mezhevaya verst to palmo
mezhevaya verst to coto
mezhevaya verst to pulgada
mezhevaya verst to linea
mezhevaya verst to punto

Units: legua de por grado (league of the degree) / legua marina (nautical) / legua / milla marina (nautical) / milla / cuerda of Valencia / cuerda / estadal / braza / paso / vara / codo de ribera / codo / pie / palmo / coto / pulgada / linea / punto

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Old Portuguese

These units were used in Portugal, Brazil and other countries of the Portuguese Empire until the adoption of the metric system in 19th century.

mezhevaya verst to braça
mezhevaya verst to toesa
mezhevaya verst to passo geométrico
mezhevaya verst to vara
mezhevaya verst to côvado
mezhevaya verst to pé
mezhevaya verst to palmo de craveira
mezhevaya verst to polegada
mezhevaya verst to linha
mezhevaya verst to ponto

Units: braça / toesa / passo geométrico / vara / côvado / pé / palmo de craveira / polegada / linha / ponto

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Old French

There were many local variations; the following are Quebec and Paris definitions

mezhevaya verst to lieue commune
mezhevaya verst to lieue marine
mezhevaya verst to lieue de post
mezhevaya verst to lieue metrique
mezhevaya verst to arpent
mezhevaya verst to perche
mezhevaya verst to toise
mezhevaya verst to pied [foot]
mezhevaya verst to pouce [inch]
mezhevaya verst to ligne

Units: lieue commune / lieue marine / lieue de post / lieue metrique / arpent / perche / toise / pied [foot] / pouce [inch] / ligne

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Old Russian

mezhevaya verst to mile
mezhevaya verst to verst
mezhevaya verst to kosaya sazhen
mezhevaya verst to sazhen
mezhevaya verst to makhovaya sazhen
mezhevaya verst to arshin
mezhevaya verst to ell
mezhevaya verst to foot
mezhevaya verst to pyad
mezhevaya verst to vershok
mezhevaya verst to inch
mezhevaya verst to line

Units: mile / verst / / kosaya sazhen / sazhen / makhovaya sazhen / arshin / ell / foot / pyad / vershok / inch / line

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Old German (Prussian)

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1872.

mezhevaya verst to meile
mezhevaya verst to ruthe
mezhevaya verst to elle
mezhevaya verst to fuss
mezhevaya verst to zoll
mezhevaya verst to linie

Units: meile / ruthe / elle / fuss / zoll / linie

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Old Austrian

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1871.

mezhevaya verst to meile
mezhevaya verst to ruthe
mezhevaya verst to klafner
mezhevaya verst to fuss
mezhevaya verst to zoll
mezhevaya verst to linie
mezhevaya verst to punkt

Units: meile / ruthe / klafner / fuss / zoll / linie / punkt

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Old Swedish

Common measurement system was introduced in Sweden by law in 1665. Since then the system was slightly altered twice: in 1735 and 1855. Sweden switched to metric system in 1889.

mezhevaya verst to nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now)
mezhevaya verst to mil (mile)
mezhevaya verst to fjärdingsväg
mezhevaya verst to rev before 1855
mezhevaya verst to rev after 1855
mezhevaya verst to stång
mezhevaya verst to famn (fanthom)
mezhevaya verst to aln (forealrm)
mezhevaya verst to fot (foot)
mezhevaya verst to kvarter
mezhevaya verst to tvärhand (hand)
mezhevaya verst to tum (thumb or inch) before 1855
mezhevaya verst to tum (thumb or inch) after 1855
mezhevaya verst to linje (line) before 1855
mezhevaya verst to linje (line) after 1855

Units: nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now) / mil (mile) / fjärdingsväg / rev before 1855 / rev after 1855 / stång / famn (fanthom) / aln (forealrm) / fot (foot) / kvarter / tvärhand (hand) / tum (thumb or inch) before 1855 / tum (thumb or inch) after 1855 / linje (line) before 1855 / linje (line) after 1855

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