Vershok. Conversion Chart / Historical Length Units Converter, Old Russian

Vershok. 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.

vershok to kilometer (km)
vershok to meter (m)
vershok to centimeter (cm)
vershok 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.

vershok to mile (mi)
vershok to yard (yd)
vershok to foot (ft)
vershok 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.

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

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

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

vershok to cubit
vershok to span
vershok to handbreadth
vershok 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.

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

vershok to braça
vershok to toesa
vershok to passo geométrico
vershok to vara
vershok to côvado
vershok to pé
vershok to palmo de craveira
vershok to polegada
vershok to linha
vershok 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

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

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

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

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Old German (Prussian)

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

vershok to meile
vershok to ruthe
vershok to elle
vershok to fuss
vershok to zoll
vershok 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.

vershok to meile
vershok to ruthe
vershok to klafner
vershok to fuss
vershok to zoll
vershok to linie
vershok 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.

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