Melissa Also from the link http://www.freetranslation.com/ For the word " scheid " It translated as " sheath " Karl Roussin ================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melissa Harrison" <harrisonmelissa@bellsouth.net> To: <prussia-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 4:29 PM Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] meaning of BERG and BURG and Rittberg is inPrussia or Germany in 1840s > Any idea what "scheid" means - Lorscheid, Borscheid, Homscheid? > > Thanks, > Melissa > > > > From: "Judith Parker" <jparker3371@verizon.net> > > Date: 2007/05/02 Wed PM 03:46:47 EST > > To: <prussia-roots@rootsweb.com> > > Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] meaning of BERG and BURG and Rittberg is in > > Prussia or Germany in 1840s > > > > A berg is a mountain and a burg is a town. Chances are if your place is > > spelled berg, it is on or near a mountain or mountainous area. > > > > > > > > Judy Parker > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message