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Norwegian term or phrase:
Cautionistr
English translation:
wittnesses to wedding
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Mar 15, 2022 17:23
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Norwegian term
Cautionistr
Norwegian to English
Other
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
... skee Hiemme i Huset, og at intet er til Hinder for deres, ere vi underskrevne Cautionistr og Forlovere efter Lov og Forordninger.
Does anyone maybe have a link or a glossary to old Norwegian (to English) from 1700s that might show how a marriage certificate was set up? Any links or previously translated Norwegian marriage certs online would be great to refer to. Thanks.
Does anyone maybe have a link or a glossary to old Norwegian (to English) from 1700s that might show how a marriage certificate was set up? Any links or previously translated Norwegian marriage certs online would be great to refer to. Thanks.
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wittnesses to wedding
Witnesses to an engagement (trolovelse) or wedding (ægteskabsinngåelse) were recorded as cautionister/cautionistre (abbr: caut.), forløfningsmænd or forlovere.
https://martinroe.com/blog/witnesses-as-an-clues-to-relation...
https://martinroe.com/blog/how-to-read-gothic-handwriting-4-...
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Note added at 10 perc (2022-03-15 17:34:14 GMT)
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Martin Roe Eidhammer https://martinroe.com/blog/about-me/
Norwegian Genealogy Dictionary
This dictionary contains words related to genealogy focusing on the words you are not likely to find in an ordinary modern Norwegian dictionary.
The dictionary contains words that I have come across while doing genealogy in Norway. This means the words be in either of the languages Latin, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål or Norwegian Nynorsk.
Open the menu (+ Navigate) to find an alphabet to make it easier to navigate.
https://martinroe.com/blog/norwegian-genealogy-dictionary-2/
https://martinroe.com/blog/witnesses-as-an-clues-to-relation...
https://martinroe.com/blog/how-to-read-gothic-handwriting-4-...
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Note added at 10 perc (2022-03-15 17:34:14 GMT)
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Martin Roe Eidhammer https://martinroe.com/blog/about-me/
Norwegian Genealogy Dictionary
This dictionary contains words related to genealogy focusing on the words you are not likely to find in an ordinary modern Norwegian dictionary.
The dictionary contains words that I have come across while doing genealogy in Norway. This means the words be in either of the languages Latin, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål or Norwegian Nynorsk.
Open the menu (+ Navigate) to find an alphabet to make it easier to navigate.
https://martinroe.com/blog/norwegian-genealogy-dictionary-2/
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