0
edits
no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
Danish is a Germanic language like Swedish, Norwegian, and Icelandic. A major spelling and grammar reform was introduced in [[Denmark]] in 1953. Most differences between modern and old Danish are simply a matter of spelling. Carefully study the spelling section in "Language Characteristics" below. This will help you find the words in this list. | Danish is a Germanic language like Swedish, Norwegian, and Icelandic. A major spelling and grammar reform was introduced in [[Denmark]] in 1953. Most differences between modern and old Danish are simply a matter of spelling. Carefully study the spelling section in "Language Characteristics" below. This will help you find the words in this list. | ||
== | ==LANGUAGE CHARACTERISTICS == | ||
==== | ====Variant Forms of Words ==== | ||
In Danish, as in English, the forms of some words will vary according to how they are used in a sentence. Who—whose—whom or marry—marries—married are examples of words in English with variant forms. The endings of a word in a document may differ from those in this list, for example: | In Danish, as in English, the forms of some words will vary according to how they are used in a sentence. Who—whose—whom or marry—marries—married are examples of words in English with variant forms. The endings of a word in a document may differ from those in this list, for example: | ||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
This word list gives the standard form of each word. | This word list gives the standard form of each word. | ||
==== | ====Alphabetical Order ==== | ||
Written Danish has three additional letters: Æ (æ), Ø (ø), and Å (å). These letters are filed after A-Z alphabetically. The letter Å (å) was officially introduced in 1953, so it never appears in older records. Prior to that time it was usually written as Aa (aa) and filed at the beginning of the alphabet. Danish dictionaries and indexes, this word list, and the Locality section of the Family History Library Catalog use the following alphabetical order: | Written Danish has three additional letters: Æ (æ), Ø (ø), and Å (å). These letters are filed after A-Z alphabetically. The letter Å (å) was officially introduced in 1953, so it never appears in older records. Prior to that time it was usually written as Aa (aa) and filed at the beginning of the alphabet. Danish dictionaries and indexes, this word list, and the Locality section of the Family History Library Catalog use the following alphabetical order: | ||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z æ ø å | a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z æ ø å | ||
==== | ====Spelling ==== | ||
Spelling rules were not standardized in earlier centuries. The following spelling variations are common. | Spelling rules were not standardized in earlier centuries. The following spelling variations are common. | ||
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
skov spelled as schov<br> kvinde spelled as qvinde<br> Århus spelled as Aarhus | skov spelled as schov<br> kvinde spelled as qvinde<br> Århus spelled as Aarhus | ||
== | ==ADDITIONAL RESOURCES == | ||
This word list includes only words most commonly found in genealogical sources. For further help, use a Danish-English dictionary. Several Danish-English dictionaries are available at the Family History Library. These are in the Scandinavian collection. Their call numbers begin with 439.81321. | This word list includes only words most commonly found in genealogical sources. For further help, use a Danish-English dictionary. Several Danish-English dictionaries are available at the Family History Library. These are in the Scandinavian collection. Their call numbers begin with 439.81321. | ||
| Line 39: | Line 39: | ||
Magnussen, Johannes Julius. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=471531&disp=McKa%C3%BDs+modern+Danish%2DEnglish%2C+E%20%20&columns=*,0,0 McKay's Modern English-Danish, Danish-English Dictionary]. New York: David McKay, 1957. (FHL book 439.81321 M275m; film 1,440,033, item 1.) | Magnussen, Johannes Julius. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=471531&disp=McKa%C3%BDs+modern+Danish%2DEnglish%2C+E%20%20&columns=*,0,0 McKay's Modern English-Danish, Danish-English Dictionary]. New York: David McKay, 1957. (FHL book 439.81321 M275m; film 1,440,033, item 1.) | ||
Additional dictionaries are listed in the Subject section of the Family History Library Catalog under [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=subjecthitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&subject=Danish+Language+-+Dictionaries&presubject=Danish+Language+-+Dictionaries DANISH LANGUAGE - DICTIONARIES] or in the Locality section under DENMARK - LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES. | Additional dictionaries are listed in the Subject section of the Family History Library Catalog under [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=subjecthitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&subject=Danish+Language+-+Dictionaries&presubject=Danish+Language+-+Dictionaries DANISH LANGUAGE - DICTIONARIES] or in the Locality section under DENMARK - LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES. | ||
==Key Words== | ==Key Words== | ||