Convert yard to Old Norwegian alen (Norway)
yard
Definition: A yard (symbol: yd) is a unit of length in both the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. Since 1959, a yard has been defined as exactly 0.9144 meters. It is also equal to 3 feet, or 36 inches.
History/origin: The origin of the yard as a unit is unclear. It is an English unit (predecessor of imperial units) and the term was derived from "gerd" in Old English, the earliest historical form of the English language. Some suggest that the yard could have been derived based on the girth of a person's waist.
Current use: The yard is commonly used in field-length measurement for certain sports such as American and Canadian football, and association football (soccer). The yard is also used in cricket pitch dimensions, and sometimes in golf fairway measurements. In the United Kingdom (UK) as well as the United States, the yard is frequently used when referring to distance. In the UK, it is also a legal requirement that road signs indicating shorter distances are displayed in yards.
Old Norwegian alen (Norway)
Definition: Old Norwegian alen (Norway) is a measure of length or distance. For conversion purposes, its value is 0.6275 times the reference unit, meter.
yard to Old Norwegian alen (Norway) Conversion Table
| yard [yd] | Old Norwegian alen (Norway) [alen] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 yard | 0.0146 Old Norwegian alen (Norway) |
| 0.10 yard | 0.1457 Old Norwegian alen (Norway) |
| 1 yard | 1.46 Old Norwegian alen (Norway) |
| 2 yard | 2.91 Old Norwegian alen (Norway) |
| 3 yard | 4.37 Old Norwegian alen (Norway) |
| 5 yard | 7.29 Old Norwegian alen (Norway) |
| 10 yard | 14.57 Old Norwegian alen (Norway) |
| 20 yard | 29.14 Old Norwegian alen (Norway) |
| 50 yard | 72.86 Old Norwegian alen (Norway) |
| 100 yard | 145.72 Old Norwegian alen (Norway) |
| 1000 yard | 1457 Old Norwegian alen (Norway) |
How to Convert yard to Old Norwegian alen (Norway)
1 yard = 1.46 Old Norwegian alen (Norway)
1 Old Norwegian alen (Norway) = 0.686242 yard
Example
Convert 15 yard to Old Norwegian alen (Norway):
15 yard = 15 × 1.46 Old Norwegian alen (Norway) = 21.86 Old Norwegian alen (Norway)
