Firlot — Fir lot, n. [Scot., the fourth part of a boll of grain, from a word equiv. to E. four + lot part, portion. See {Firkin}.] A dry measure formerly used in Scotland; the fourth part of a boll of grain or meal. The Linlithgow wheat firlot was to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Firlot — Firlot, ehemaliges Getreidemaß in Schottland, 1 F. Gerste (Malz, Hafer, Früchte u. Kartoffeln) = 52,52628 Litres; 1 F. Weizen (Roggen, Erbsen, Bohnen, Futterkörner u. Salz) = 36,00592 Litres … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Firlot — (spr. förlŏt), früheres schott. Fruchtmaß = 36,006 Lit., auch für weißes Salz, aber abweichend zu 31 schottischen Flüssigkeits Pints = 52,526 L. für Gerste, Malz, Hafer, Kartoffeln und Obst … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Firlot — (spr. för ), älteres schott. Trockenmaß für Weizen, Roggen, Erbsen, Bohnen, Futterkörner und weißes Salz = 36 l, für Gerste, Hafer, Kartoffeln, Obst = 52,526 l … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Firlot — Das Firlot war ein schottisches Hohlmaß, wobei ein Biermaß und ein Getreidemaß unterschieden wurden. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Biermaß 2 Getreidemaß 3 Literatur 4 Einzelnachweise … Deutsch Wikipedia
firlot — a traditional Scottish unit of volume equal to 4 Scots pecks. This is about 36.3 liters for wheat, peas, or beans, or about 48.6 liters for oats or barley. The firlot corresponds closely to the U.S. and British bushel … Dictionary of units of measurement
firlot — ˈfi(ə)rlət, ˈfər noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English ferlot, from Old Norse fjōrthi hlotr fourth part, from fjōrthi fourth + hlotr part; akin to Old English fēortha fourth and Old English hlot lot more at fourth, lot 1. : any of various old… … Useful english dictionary
firlot — noun A measure of capacity, once used for corn etc, equal to four pecks … Wiktionary
firlot — fir·lot … English syllables
Obsolete Scottish units of measurement — Scotland had a distinct system of measures and weights until at least the late 18th century, based on the ell as a unit of length, the stone as a unit of mass and the boll and the firlot as units of dry measure. This official system coexisted… … Wikipedia
