Verre (unit)

Verre was a Belgian and Swiss measure of volume. The term can be translated as "glass" or "mug". A distinction was made in Belgium between beer and oil measures . The measure was also known in Switzerland, in the canton of Vaud .

Belgium

• Beer : 1 verre = 0.0813 liters
• Oil: 1 Verre = 0.301 liters

The Maate / Mate ( Metze ) was used for other goods, such as grain and other liquids .

Switzerland

• 1 verre / mug = 6 4/5 Parisian cubic inches = 1/8 liter
• 10 verre / cup = 1 pot / measure
• 100 Verre / little cup = 1 fees as / Broc
• 4800 Verre / cup = 16 buckets / set = 1 fuder / char

literature

• Fr. Silber: The coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world individually calculated according to their values ​​and proportions to all German coins, measures and weights. In addition to information on the trading venues and their billing relationships. Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig 1861, p. 459.
• Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 20.