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    1. [SWEDEN] translation please
    2. J. Eggers
    3. How would you translate : He was the owner of 5 1/3 öresland Thanks Judy J. Eggers Msgene@mac.com

    01/19/2013 09:15:44
    1. Re: [SWEDEN] translation please
    2. Bo Johansson
    3. J. Eggers wrote 2013-01-19 22:15: > > How would you translate : > He was the owner of 5 1/3 öresland "öresland" was an area measure. 1 öresland = 3 tunnland, where a tunnland was about one acre. So he owned 5 1/3 öresland, or 16 tunnland (about 16 acres). http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Öresland // Bo Johansson

    01/21/2013 06:51:26