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Ron Iverson
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Posted - 15/08/2019 :  00:28:46  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Some terms used in Bygdebok for Alenfit do not appear in bokmal nor nynorsk dictionaries. Example: åtte, as used below:

I 1740 kjøpte han parten i Søre Nese av ....og åtte dermed heile bruk.

What does this word translate to, other than 8?
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AntonH
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Posted - 15/08/2019 :  00:34:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
åtte in this case it means owned (nn); he owned the whole farm
Edited by - AntonH on 15/08/2019 00:36:42
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Hopkins
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USA
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Posted - 15/08/2019 :  13:55:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
åtte is translated in the online Norwegian-English list previously recommended.
https://otjoerge.wordpress.com/norwegian-american-dictionary/ae-o-a-0-9/#0
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Kåarto
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Norway
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Posted - 15/08/2019 :  22:22:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I 1740 he bought a part in Søre Nese (Southern Nese) from.... and then he owned the entire farm
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