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Norwegian words in old records

født, døpt, gaardmand, husmand, fadder: the Norwegian (and Dano-Norwegian) of church books and emigrant lists.

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S

S1ste, 2dre, 3djeOrdinal numbers in dates (1st, 2nd, 3rd)SsognParish with its own church SsønSon

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B

BbegravetBuried BbygdebokLocal history book with farm and family histories

C

CcopuleredeMarried (older Latin-based church word)

D

DdatterDaughter DdrengBoy, or young farmhand DdøbtBaptized DdødDead, died DdødfødtStillborn

E

EemigrantprotokollPolice register of departing emigrants EenkeWidow EenkemandWidower

F

FfaddereGodparents, baptism witnesses FfattiglemPauper supported by poor relief FforlovereMarriage sureties who vouched for the couple FfødtBorn

G

GgaardFarm, a named and numbered landholding GgaardmandFarmer holding a farm, not a cotter GgårdsnavnFarm name used as part of a person's name GægteLegitimate, born to married parents

H

HhjemmedøbtBaptized at home in an emergency HhusmandCotter renting a cottage on a farm's land

I

IinderstLodger with own household but no land IindflyttetMoved into the parish IintroduceretChurched, received back in church after childbirth

J

JjordfæstetCommitted to the earth by the priest

K

KkirkebokChurch book, parish register KklokkerbokParish clerk's duplicate church book KkoneWife KkonfirmertConfirmed in the Lutheran church

M

P

PpigeGirl, or maid PplassCotter's holding belonging to a farm PprestegjeldClerical district under one parish priest

T

TtjenestedrengHired male servant, farmhand TtjenestepigeHired maidservant

U

UudflyttetMoved out of the parish UudvandretEmigrated (usually to America)UugiftUnmarried, never married UungkarlBachelor, man never married UuægteIllegitimate, born outside marriage

V

VvietWed in church

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