Norwegian Genealogical Word List: Difference between revisions

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|favn
|3 alen = 6 fot = 1.88 meters
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| februar  
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| prison  
| prison  
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|festebrev, bygselbrev
|a document issued by the landowner, which regulated the contract between the owner and the renter of real estate
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| festeseddel  
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| diligent<br>  
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|flomsag
|a sawmill which could only be used in times of high water
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| flytte  
| flytte  
| move  
| move  
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|fogd, fut
|originally teh bailiff's servant who administered for him. The most important task was to demand the taxes. The fogd acted also as the grand jury in punishment cases. In the 1600s the fogd was directly responsible to the royal rule in Copenhagen. At the same time his responsibilities were lessened.
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| census  
| census  
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|folkevandringstida
|abt 400-600 A.D.
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|follaug
|an agreement that the previous owners would be provided in exchange for the farm. It was most used when the parents were passing the farm to their children similar to a life estate
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| for, at  
| for, at  
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| fosterbarn  
| fosterbarn  
| foster child  
| foster child  
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| fostre  
| fostre  
| foster, to rear  
| foster, to rear  
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|fot
|½ alen = 12 tommer = 0.31 meter
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| fra  
| fra  
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| full, complete, drunk  
| full, complete, drunk  
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|fullgard
|a farm which paid full tax. It is a taxation term from the middle ages and the 1600s
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| fullmektig  
| fullmektig  
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| føderåd  
| føderåd  
| support received after giving one's estate to another  
| support received after giving one's estate to another; same as follaug
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| first  
| first  
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|førstebygsel
|rent paid at the time of renting a farm
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| førti  
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