| Norwegian (Danish) |
English |
| aar |
years, - or year |
| af (modern: av) |
by |
| alder |
age |
| andre |
other (others) |
| apotheker |
pharmacist |
| arb. (arbeider) |
laborer |
| arbeidsmænd |
laborers |
| barn over 12 aar |
children (child) past 12 years old |
| barnedaab (modern: barnedåp),
abbrebated dpt. |
baptism
(christening) |
| begge |
both |
| begravelse |
burial |
| besovet |
slept with - having sex with |
| bg. (begravet) |
buried |
| bodde i /bodde på (paa) |
lived in/lived at |
| bonde |
farmer |
| borgermester |
mayor |
| broder (modern: bror) |
brother |
| budeie |
milkmaid |
| canselliraad |
chancery-council |
| d. (datter) |
daughter |
| d. (død) |
dead |
| d.a. (datter av ...) |
daughter of ... |
| daglønner (lønn=pay) |
day-worker |
| dito |
same as previous |
| dpt. (døpt) |
christened (baptized) |
| død etter ... |
dead after ... |
| død før ... |
dead before ... |
| døpt (old: døbt) |
christened (baptized) |
| e. (enke) |
widow |
| e.e. (enke etter) |
widow after .... |
| eier |
owner |
| ekteskap (old: ægteskab) |
marriage |
| em. (enkemand) |
widower |
| emg. (emigrerte) |
emigrated (to America) |
| enke |
widow |
| enkemann |
widower |
| E-post |
E-mail |
| f. (født) |
born |
| F.f. (Faddere for
...) |
godparents for
... |
| farver-mester |
dyer-master |
| fattig |
poor |
| fattiglem |
poor or old person getting support or
help |
| fattigunderstøttelse |
poor - support from the community |
| fepike |
cowgirl |
| fjøsarb. (fjøs-arbeide) |
cowshed-work |
| fjøsstell |
cowshed-work |
| flaademand |
log driver |
| Folketelling |
Census |
| Forkortelser |
Abbrevations |
| forlover(e) |
best man (men)-witnesses at an
engagement. |
| forlovet |
engaged |
| forpakter (old: forpagter) |
renting the farm (same as
"leilending") |
| fra |
from |
| fragtemand |
transporter (delivering goods) |
| g. (gift) |
married |
| g.br. |
farmer (farm-user) |
| g1g (gift 1. gang) |
married 1st time (with…) |
| Gjerpen Menighet |
Gjerpen Church |
| gaardsarb. (gaardsarbeide) |
farm work |
| gaardsgutt (gaards-dreng) |
farm hand |
| gaardsstell |
farm work |
| gaardbruker (old: gaardbruger) |
farmer (farm-user) |
| g.m. (gaardmand) |
farmer (farm man) |
| Gravstøtter |
Tombstones |
| grosserer |
wholesale merchant |
| Gj. |
Gjerpen |
| h. (hud/huder) - buckskins |
value of farm (old tax measure) |
| hf.'s mor (husfaders mor) |
mother of the house father |
| hjulmager |
wheelwright (wheeler) |
| hjulmagersvend |
wheelwright's mate |
| hus (huus) |
house |
| huseier |
house owner |
| husholderske |
housekeeper |
| husjomfru |
housekeeper ("house virgin") |
| husmann (huusmand) |
"Houseman", cotter, crofter |
| husmannsplass |
cotters farm |
| hustru |
wife |
| høker |
huckster |
| i |
in |
| ikke |
not |
| innerst/ inderst (leier rom) |
innermost (renting a room) |
| jernværk |
ironworks |
| jfru (abbr. jomfru) |
virgin |
| jomfru |
virgin |
| jordbr. (jordbruk) |
farm |
| justiceraad |
justice-council |
| kanselliraad |
chancery-council |
| kirke |
church |
| Kirkebok/Kirkebøker |
Parish record/Parish records |
| kirkesanger |
church singer |
| kjøkkenpike |
kitchen maid |
| kokkepike |
kitchen maid |
| kone |
wife |
| konfirmasjon |
confirmation |
| kontorbetj. (kontorbetjent) |
clerk |
| kontorchef |
office manager/head clerk |
| kjøbmand (modern: kjøpmann) |
storekeeper |
| laer (sjauer) |
loading and
unloading ships |
| landhandler |
village shopkeeper |
| leil. leilending (leilaending) |
a farm leaser |
| lehnsmand/lendsmand |
sheriff/police sergeant |
| legdslem/lægdslem |
pauper |
| logerende |
lodger |
| losjerende (newer spelling) |
lodger |
| lændsmand |
sheriff/police sergeant |
| lærer |
teacher |
| maler |
(house) painter |
| mand (modern: mann) |
man |
| matros |
able seaman |
| menighed (modern: menighet) |
congregation |
| moder (modern: mor) |
mother |
| møller |
miller |
| n. (navnet) |
named |
| nedenfor |
below |
| nevnt |
mentioned |
| nygift |
newly married |
| Nytt |
News/New |
| og |
and |
| oberkrigskommisær |
(over) war commissioner |
| oldermand |
master of a guild |
| ovenfor |
above |
| p. = pund |
pound (weight - old measure) |
| Pekere |
Links |
| pige |
girl (also: unmarried woman) |
| s.a. (sønn av ....) |
son of .... |
| s.eier = selveier |
owner |
| saugmester (modern: sagmester) |
saw miller |
| se |
look |
| selveier |
owner |
| sk. = skind (1h = 12sk) |
calf skin (old tax measure for tax-value of farm). |
| Sk. |
Skien (The closest town to Gjerpen) |
| skipper-borger |
skipper-citizen |
| skibsdriver |
ship part-owner |
| skibsfører |
shipmaster |
| skibstømmermand |
ship's carpenter |
| skole |
school |
| skolelærer |
teacher |
| skomager |
shoemaker |
| skomager for egen regning |
shoemaker, selfemploid |
| skredder |
tailor |
| skreddersvend |
tailors mate |
| smed |
blacksmith |
| smedmester |
blacksmith-master |
| snedker (modern: snekker) |
joiner |
| sogn |
parish |
| sognepræst til Skien. |
pastor in Skien |
| soldat |
soldier |
| sorenskriver |
district stipendiary magistrate |
| steddatter |
stepdaughter |
| stesønn |
stepson |
| stolmager |
chair-maker |
| styrmand |
third officer (sailor) |
| svend (modern: svenn) |
journeyman (craftsman's mate) |
| svigerinde |
sister-in-law |
| svigermoder |
mother-in-law |
| svigersønn |
son-in-law |
| svoger |
brother-in-law |
| søefarende |
sailor |
| søemand (modern: sjømann) |
sailor |
| søster |
sister |
| t. (tonner) |
barrel of grain(old tax measure) |
| tj.d. tjenestdreng (tiensetedreng) |
servant (male) |
| tj.p. tjenestepige (tienestedreng) |
servant (female) |
| tolder |
publican |
| toldkasserer |
publican cashier |
| trol. (trolovet) |
engaged |
| trolovet |
engaged |
| tømmerfoged |
timber-bailiff |
| tømmermand |
carpenter |
| u. (under) |
under |
| ug. (ugift) |
unmarried |
| ugift |
unmarried/single |
| uk. (ungkarl) |
bachelor |
| vagtmester |
caretaker |
| ved |
at/ by |
| ved Fossum verk |
at Fossum ironworks |
| verfts - tømmermand |
shipyard's carpenter |
| vielse |
marriage |
| ægteskab |
marriage (old) |
| ekteskap |
marriage (modern) |
