noun
also verste or werst ˈvərst
( -s )
Etymology: French verste & German werst, from Russian versta row, line, verst; akin to Lithuanian versti to turn — more at worth
: a Russian unit of distance equal to 500 sagenes or 0.6629 miles
noun
also verste or werst ˈvərst
( -s )
Etymology: French verste & German werst, from Russian versta row, line, verst; akin to Lithuanian versti to turn — more at worth
: a Russian unit of distance equal to 500 sagenes or 0.6629 miles
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012