Firmlinge is a word itself. I believe it refers to those who were confirmed. -----Original Message----- From: Robert E. Hausman [mailto:hausman@bio.bu.edu] Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 2:22 PM To: PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PFALZ] Seelenbuch Sarah Adams writes: "I cannot find a meaning for firmlinge? The other term is Seelenbuch. From what I can ascertain from my dictionary is that it refers to the book of greatness. Any insights would be appreciated." I think you have a bad transliteration of firmeln which means to confirm or Firmung which means confirmation. Seelenbuch is a book of souls or book of the dead. Rob Hausman ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ Robert E. Hausman hausman@bu.edu www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/a/u/Robert-E-Hausman/index.html HAUSMANN, ROUSSELET, HEERE, LAUBER, LATUS ==== PFALZ Mailing List ==== Going on vacation longer than 4 days? Go to http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/PFALZ.html to unsubscribe