gyllin
Faroese edit
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- gl (abbreviation)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gyllin m (genitive singular gyllins, plural gyllin)
- (unit of area) 1/16 mørk = 20 skinn
- (whaling, unit of weight) 20 skinn = 20* (38 kg tvøst (whale meat) + 34 kg spik (blubber)) = 760 kg tvøst + 680 kg spik = 1440 kg meat and blubber of pilot whale (grindahvalur)
- (obsolete, numismatics) guilder, florin
- (obsolete, numismatics) guilder, former currency of Netherland