Editing Medieval weights and measures (section)

=== Length ===
* ''linje'' &ndash; Line, after 1863 {{frac|1|10}} ''tum'', 2.96&nbsp;mm. Before that, {{frac|1|12}} ''tum'' or 2.06&nbsp;mm.
* ''tum'' &ndash; Thumb (inch), after 1863 {{frac|1|10}} ''fot'', 2.96&nbsp;cm. Before that, {{frac|1|12}} ''fot'' or 2.474&nbsp;cm.
* ''tvärhand'' &ndash; Hand, 4 inches.
* ''kvarter'' &ndash; Quarter, {{frac|1|4}} ''aln''
* ''fot'' &ndash; Foot, {{frac|1|2}} ''aln''. Before 1863, the [[Stockholm]] ''fot'' was the commonly accepted unit, at 29.69&nbsp;cm.
* ''aln'' &ndash; Forearm (pl. ''alnar''). After 1863, 59.37&nbsp;[[Centimetre|cm]]. Before that, from 1605, 59.38&nbsp;cm as defined by king [[Carl IX of Sweden]] in [[Norrköping]] 1604 based on the ''Rydaholmsalnen''.
* ''famn'' &ndash; [[Fathom]], 3 ''alnar''.
* ''stång'' &ndash; 16 ''fot'', for land measurement
* ''ref'' &ndash; 160 ''fot'', for land measurement, was 100 ''fot'' after 1855.
* ''stenkast'' &ndash; Stone's throw, approx 50 m, used to this day as an approximate measure.
* ''fjärdingsväg'' &ndash; {{frac|1|4}} ''mil''
* ''skogsmil'' &ndash; Also ''rast'', distance between rests in the woods, approx 5&nbsp;km. 
* ''nymil'' &ndash; New mile from 1889, 10&nbsp;km exactly. Commonly used to this day, normally referred to as ''mil''.
* ''mil'' &ndash; Mile, also ''lantmil''. From 1699, defined as a unity mile of 18000 ''aln'' or 10.69&nbsp;km. The unified mile was meant to define the suitable distance between inns.
* ''kyndemil'' &ndash; The distance a torch will last, approx 16&nbsp;km