manttaali

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) A figure representing the relative production potential of a farm, introduced in Sweden in 1500's as taxation unit and to allocate exploitation rights to common lands and waters.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish mantal, man (man, a man, horse's mane, men) + Swedish tal (talk, count, speech).

Origin

Swedish

tal

Gloss

talk, count, speech

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

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