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Translation of Terms from the Danish School Censuses of the 1730s
Gary T. Horlacher

Where a period is found following a number, it can be read as "th" or "st" as in:

49. selvejergaard = 49th self-owned farm
1. part = first part
8. bud = eighth commandment

I have abbreviated -datter, -daater, etc., as just -dr. 

Not everything is translated, but you can use a Danish-English dictionary to look up the other words. At least this will help you to understand most of the document.

Danish

English

A.B.C. A.B.C.'s (knows the alphabet)
aftenbøn(ner) evening prayer(s)
aftenlæsning evening reading
aldrig never
altiid always
Ant. (Antagelig) Supposedly
at to
barn child
begaaet lejermaal committed fornication
begyndt begun
behøfdes, behøvds, behøvdes, behøves is/was needed
besovet "slept with", i.e. had sex outside marriage
besvangert pregnant
bleven was
bog book
bogstaver(ne) (the) letters
bordlæsning (meal) table-reading
borte away
bud commandment
bye village or town
børn child or children
børnforkla(ringer) child explanation
Cat(echismus), Cath., Catechismo. Catechism
Conf. (af) Confirmed (by)
d. the
Davids Salme David's Psalm
de the
dog yet, however
ej, ey not
Ejer Owner
endnu still, yet
enke, enche widow
er is
fattig poor (economically)
fader og moderløs father and motherless
fiskere fishermen
flittig diligent(ly)
forholder sig vel conducts himself/herself well
forsømmer i sin tjeneste negligent in his/her work
forsømmes af forældrene neglected by (his/her) parents
frist healthy
første first
gaaer, gaaet, gaaede, giek goes, went
Gaardmænds farmers'
glemt forgotten
god nemme good aptitude
halstarig obstinate
har has
har ingen fornuft has no common sense
har lyst til at læse has a desire to learn
har løbet fra sine forældre has run away from his/her parents
hele/heele Catech. the entire Catechism
hiemme, hieme (at) home
hjemme hos (sine) forældrene at home with (his/her) parents
Holdes iche til af forældrene at lære, Er iche holdt til at lære af forældrene Not pushed by parents to learn, Is not made to learn by the parents
hun she
huusmend cottagers
i in
iche, icke not
indeni inside (eg. læser indeni [reads in the book] as apposed to læser udenat [memorized])
Indesidders renters
indtil until
Juni, Juny June
Jul Christmas
kan can
Khavn Copenhagen
kjende/kiende bogstaverne knows the letters
kun only
langt long
lever lives
lidet, lidt a little
ligesaa likewise
Luth(eran) Lutheran
længe long
med with
mens while
majo May
lærer learns
lærvillig willing to learn
morgen morning
naar when
naar hun holdes til when she concentrates on it
nogenledes, noget somewhat
nu now
ofte often
omtr(ent) about, approximately
og and
oplyst i sin christendom informed in his/her Christianity
part(er) part(s)
pløv tiden plow time
(Davids) Psalmer, Dav. Psa., Dav. Sa., Davids Salmer (David's) Psalms
Rostochs forklaring Rostock's Commentary
Salmer (see Psalmer)
selvejergaard, sg. self-owned farm
siden since
siældent, sielden seldom
skichelig good-natured
skødesløs negligent
slet poor (abilities or aptitude)
slet og ret purely and simply
som staa seg vel who support themselves well
spørgsmål questions
stam (?stum) dumb
staver spells
stifb(ørn) step children
stifs(øn) step son
syg sick
taabelig og sandseløs foolish and senseless
temmelig fair
tiene is working
T.dr(eng) working boy
tienestepige, T.P. working girl
tiid time
tilforn, tiforen previously
tjener works
tro, trol., troh., trolig faithfully
tungenem(met) slow-witted
tydelig clear
udenat by heart (eg. 'læser udenat' [memorized] as apposed to 'læser indeni' [reads in the book])
undertiden sometimes
uvillig til at lære unwilling to learn
vandfør crippled
vel well
har velholdne forældre has well-off parents
vil iche lære will not learn
vil lære naar hand blev tilholdt will learn whne he is ordered
 vinter winter
vornedegaard, vg. serf farm
været has been

 




 

 

 

 

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