I have done a draft of the translation of a bouppteckning from 1820 in Ärtemark (P). Bo helped me with the introduction so I'm OK with that. Now I have a number of words in the inventory list that escape me - as Bo says, the spelling is "imaginative" (and not consistent). Penmanship also comes and goes. The draft with my attempt at transcription and translation and .pdf images is available starting at www.sandinfamily.com/genealogy-resources/svensson-olof-bp/1-s-o-bp.htm . Please don't knock yourself out since there are so many issues, but any help you can offer will be appreciated. I suggest that a couple pages at a time might be appropriate, with a couple days rest in between. The entire thing needs review, but if you just want to look for my big problems, search for question marks. I need answers, but if you are simply curious, feel free. A big thank you! Aloha, Pono Norman A. Sandin POB 1602 Kihei, HI 96753 http://www.sandinfamily.com [pau]
Pono (Norm) wrote 2012-10-03 05:07: > > [...] The draft with my attempt at transcription and translation and > .pdf images is available starting at > www.sandinfamily.com/genealogy-resources/svensson-olof-bp/1-s-o-bp.htm . Some more: 1 Draka käns = drink container 1 Dreke krus = drink jar (drink pitcher) --- 1 putta puttal = bottle? bottle 1 putta puttäl = pocket bottle --- Järn Sakan = Iron objects Järn Saker = Iron objects --- 1 Bound Järn båt = bound iron boat 1 B??? Jern bäst = b??? iron best --- 1 Ditto samma gl. = ditto same old 1 Ditto sämre gl. = ditto less good old --- 1 änka spad gl. = ? spade old 1 väka spad gl. = ??? spade old --- 1 Hay Järn No. 1 = hay iron (pitchfork) No. 1 1 Hog Järn No. 1 = chisel No. 1 --- Haker (hackor, plural of hacka) I think is more often hoes rather than pick-axes --- Lof Hak No. 1 = leaf rake No. 1 Löf Hak No. 1 = either leaf cutter, or leaf hook (they used leaves for fodder, using a leaf hook to catch branches and bring them down, cutting the leaves with a leaf cutter) --- 12 å 1/2 mark Järn "mark" can be a weight measure, so perhaps it is 12 pieces of unworked iron, each weighing 1/2 mark. // Bo Johansson