aune

[ ohn ]

/ oʊn /

an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).

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1700–10; < French; Old French aulne < Frankish *alina (cognate with Old High German elina, Old English eln). See ell²

Britton, i. 189, tells us that the aune contains two cubits and two thumbs (inches).
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
From Aune we had a terrible drive over a road in the making.
Norway|Beatrix Jungman
At Aune we met two very handsome Norwegians, who were crossing the country on foot.
Norway|Beatrix Jungman
As for Perrault, he probably drew from a popular tradition his Aune de Boudin.
Popular Tales|Charles Perrault

His letter to Aune could not fail to be circulated through the army.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne