perhaps 'nunc' also stands for 'noncuperative' meaning oral or declared vs written ? kelly > From: bartonlander@free.net.nz> To: barbara.youds@ntlworld.com; OLD-ENGLISH@rootsweb.com> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:37:39 +1300> Subject: Re: [OEL] Nunc child> > 'Nunc' is latin for 'now', or 'at present'. My first guess would be that > what is meant> is 'at present a child'. Just possibly 'now with child', or 'now having a > child'. The text might eliminate some of these, whether it seems to be used > of an adult or of a child. Or whether it is always used of a woman.> > John Barton> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara Youds" <barbara.youds@ntlworld.com>> To: <OLD-ENGLISH@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 10:56 AM> Subject: [OEL] Nunc child> > > >I am currently undertaking a local history course and have come across a> > term that is puzzling not only my fellow students but also my tutor and > > the> > course director. It is from a parish register, burials, and is 'nunc:> > child'. Between us we have worked out it would translate as 'declared > > child'> > and at first we thought this must refer to illegitimate children, but I am> > now thinking it could relate to still births or late miscarriages or> > possibly children who died before baptism.> >> >> >> > Has anyone else come across this term or have any suggestions please?> >> >> >> > Barbara> >> >> >> > ====================================> > WEB PAGE: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/> > ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH> >> > -------------------------------> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > OLD-ENGLISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message> >> > __________ NOD32 3722 (20081229) Information __________> >> > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system.> > http://www.eset.com> >> > > > > > ====================================> WEB PAGE: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/> ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OLD-ENGLISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. http://windowslive.com/oneline/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_anywhere_122008