Adolf, thanks very much. Dotty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adolf Gruber" <adolfgruber@hotmail.com> To: <SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 7:42 PM Subject: Re: [S-H-RTS] Translation help > "Arbeiter zu Rhardum, Parochie Jever". > Labourer at Rhardum, Parish of Jever. [Parochie is an somewhat old-fashioned > expresson for "Kirchspiel" or "Pfarrei" = parish.] > > A 'Warf" is an artificial earthen mound upon which are constructed the farm > buildings. There are some islands and low-lying areas at the west coast of > Schleswig-Holstein which are not protected against the frequent floods. This > is where "Warfen" are found, as the last line of defence against floods. > There is nothing quite so dramatic as the roaring waves lapping at the > "Warf" where house and barn stand, and where the farmer has taken all his > livestock --- and not a sign of land all around. > > Thus, a "Warfsman" [should that be Warfsmann?] and the "Warfbesitezer" > [should be Warfsbesitzer] is the owner of the Warf, and "ein Eigner einer > alten Warfstatte" [the last a should be an Umlaut] is the owner of an old > Warf. > > A "Colonist zu Zwischenbergen" is someone who colonized a place at Z. > > > > >From: "mpcole.sr" <mpcole.sr@prodigy.net> > >Reply-To: SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > >To: SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [S-H-RTS] Translation help > >Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 16:31:03 -0500 > > > >Hi, can anyone help me translate the following: > > > >"Arbeiter zu Rhardum, Parochie Jever". And also what is Warfsman and > >Warfbesitezer ? "ein Eigner einer alten Warfstatte? Colonist zu > >Zwischenbergen? > > > >Dotty Sprague Cole > > > > > >==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > >The Frequently_Asked_Questions web-site can be found at: > >http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/index.htm > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > ==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > The Frequently_Asked_Questions web-site can be found at: > http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/index.htm