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<br>In this article we will look at spelling that deviate from standard modern German that appear fairly often genealogical documents. In the vast majority of cases, the variant spellings represent the same pronunciation as the standard form. We will not consider personal names, dialect forms, or words that have Latin endings, such as ‘Aprilis.’ (Click here to see articles on [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/The_Low_German_Language_in_German_Research Low German ]and [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/The_Dialect_Basis_of_Spelling_Variation_in_German_Surnames dialect basis of spelling in German]) We will, however, consider some place names.<br>So, the researcher should not be alarmed, nor think the scribe ‘did not know how to spell’ when he encounters these variants. | <br>In this article we will look at spelling that deviate from standard modern German that appear fairly often genealogical documents. In the vast majority of cases, the variant spellings represent the same pronunciation as the standard form. We will not consider personal names, dialect forms, or words that have Latin endings, such as ‘Aprilis.’ (Click here to see articles on [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/The_Low_German_Language_in_German_Research Low German ]and [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/The_Dialect_Basis_of_Spelling_Variation_in_German_Surnames dialect basis of spelling in German]) We will, however, consider some place names.<br>So, the researcher should not be alarmed, nor think the scribe ‘did not know how to spell’ when he encounters these variants. | ||
<br>Standard German Variant<br>ein(en) ain(en)<br>Freitag Freytag<br>Juli Julÿ<br>Juni Junÿ<br>Köln Cöln <br>Krefeld Crefeld<br>März Merz<br>Oktober October<br>sind seint<br>sind sint | <br>Standard German Variant<br>ein(en) ain(en) Eltern Aeltern, Ältern<br>Freitag Freytag<br>Juli Julÿ<br>Juni Junÿ<br>Köln Cöln <br>Krefeld Crefeld<br>März Merz<br>Oktober October<br>sind seint<br>sind sint | ||
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