Gaspe (unit)
The gaspe was a volume measure for dry goods. The practical measure was only as great as the amount could be grasped with both hands together. It is one of the rather imprecise units. Regionally there were different terms for the measure, derived from the Latin capere for to grasp and the Anglo-Saxon gasp for open: Gespe , Göspe and Geuspe . In Franconia it was called Gayse and Gaup , Gaus and Gausel in Upper German . In Lower Saxony it was Göpse . In non-German-speaking countries, Gove and Göve (Danish), Gavel (English) and Gavel (French) were equivalent to the expression.
- 1 gaspe = double cupped handful
Handful as a measure was already known in Egypt at various times . In the Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom , it was equivalent to 75 to 100 milliliters . Also in the Bible (Lev. II, 2, V, 12) the measure is given under Komez . In French, jointée means two handful .
literature
- Johann Georg Krünitz : Economic encyclopedia: or, General system of the country, house, and state economy. Volume 15, Verlag Joachim Pauli, Berlin 1778, p. 641.
- Johann Christian August Heyse : Concise dictionary of the German language: A to K. Volume 1, Wilhelm Heinrichshofen, Magdeburg 1833, p. 504.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tanja Pommerening : The ancient Egyptian measures of measure. Helmut Buske Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 2005, p. 267.
- ↑ Joseph Franz Allioli: Dictionary (general) of the holy scriptures. Part 2, Verlag G. Joseph Manz, Regensburg 1838, p. 19.
- ↑ Adolf Toblers: Old French Dictionary: Adolf Toblers postponed materials. Volume 11, Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, Wiesbaden 1925, p. 67.