Can someone help me on a definition of the word 'Skovvogter'? It is listed as the title or occupation of a man in 1880 in Stor Elvdal. Tusen takk, John

John Reindl skrev: > Can someone help me on a definition of the word 'Skovvogter'? > > It is listed as the title or occupation of a man in 1880 in Stor Elvdal. > > Tusen takk, > > John Forrest Ranger ?

John Reindl <reindl@chorus.net> skreiv Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:31:27 -0600 Skovvogter (skog-vokter) means a forester. -- Bruker Opera sin revolusjonerande e-postklient: http://www.opera.com/m2/

John, the first part "Skov" means forest and the "vogter" means guard or watchkeeper. I'm better in Swedish, in which the corresponding word is skogvaktare. My dictionary translates it as forester, gamekeeper, forest keeper or (in American English) [forest]ranger. My father had a few "skovvogters" (metsänvartija in Finnish) as his assistants in the silviculture and supervision of his forestry district. Hilsen fra Finland, Seppo Niinioja John Reindl kirjoitti: > Can someone help me on a definition of the word 'Skovvogter'? > > It is listed as the title or occupation of a man in 1880 in Stor Elvdal. > > Tusen takk, > > John >