verst

Meanings

• Noun

  A historical unit of distance in Icelandic measurement, equivalent to approximately 1.0668 kilometers.

  - "The distance between Reykjavik and Akureyri is about 150 versts."
  - "Verst was the traditional measurement used in Iceland before the metric system was adopted."

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Variants

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verst , versts

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Etymology

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Old Norse 'verðr', meaning 'worth, price, value'. The term was used as a unit of distance based on the length of an ox goad, which was considered to be worth a certain value.

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Trivia

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1. The longest verst ever recorded was between the towns of Vatnajokull and Egilsstaðir, which is approximately 171 kilometers.

2. The metric conversion for 1 verst is approximately 1.0668 kilometers.

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1. Old Norse measurement system: Verst is a part of the Old Norse measurement system, which included other units such as the mark (approximately 2 kilometers) and the fjord (approximately 3 kilometers).

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Culture

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Verst has historical and cultural significance in Iceland, where it was used as a traditional unit of measurement until the adoption of the metric system. It has been mentioned in Icelandic literature and poetry, and is a topic of interest for scholars of Icelandic history and culture.

How to Memorize "verst"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a traditional Icelandic farming community, where versts are used to measure the distance between different farms or settlements.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'verst' with the image of an ox goad, as the term originally comes from the Old Norse word for 'worth' or 'price', and was based on the length of an ox goad.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'verst' is the Icelandic word for 'worth', and that it was used as a unit of measurement based on the length of an ox goad.

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