pund

Danish

[ˈpʰunˀ]

noun
Definitions
  • pound currency
  • (historical) pound unit of mass, usually between 350 and 500 g, 496 g in Denmark before 1839
  • half a kilo informal unit of mass, mostly used of foods or the weight of people

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse pund derived from Proto-Germanic *pundą (weight, pound) derived from Latin pondō (by weight).

Origin

Latin

pondō

Gloss

by weight

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