On Thu, 14 Jul 2005, Lauren Walker wrote: > Cool, thank you. But to revert to my original question -- is there > anyplace where the various known ells have been compiled for > comparison and/or reference? You know, "English ell, 15th century, > 1.25 modern yards; Icelandinc ell, 14th century, 19.5 modern inches," > etc.?
I've seen very few lists, and they are -far- from comprehensive. For example, in the OED "A measure of length varying in different countries. The English ell = 45 in.; the Scotch = 37ยท2; the Flemish = 27 in."
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