English Terms for 1739 Census of unmarried persons over 6 years old - Klemensker Parish, Bornholm
by Gary T. Horlacher
Where a period is found following a number, it can be read as "th" or "st" as in:
| 49. selvejergaard = 49th self-owned farm | |
| 1. part = first part | |
| 8. bud = eighth commandment |
Not everything is translated in this chart, but you can use a Danish-English dictionary to look up the other words. At least this will help you to understand most of the document. Comments or questions in brackets represent notes of the original transcriber of the material (in the last column generally notes about who the previous owner was).
| Danish | English | Danish | English |
| A.B.C. | A.B.C.'s (knows how to recite the alphabet) | lever | lives |
| aftenbøn(ner) | evening prayer(s) | lærer | learns |
| aftenlæsning | evening reading | lærvillig | willing to learn |
| Ant. (Antagelig) | Supposedly | morgen | morning |
| begaaet lejermaal | committed fornication | naar hun holdes til | when she concentrates on it |
| barn | child | nogenledes | somewhat |
| begyndt | begun | og | and |
| besovet | ?lazy | oplyst i sin christendom | informed in his/her Christianity |
| besvangert | pregnant | part(er) | part(s) |
| bogstaverne | the letters | Rostochs forklaring | Rostock's Commentary |
| bordlæsning | (meal) table-reading | selvejergaard, sg. | self-owned farm |
| bud | commandment | skichelig | good-natured |
| Conf. (af) | Confirmed (by) | skødesløs | negligent |
| Davids Salme | David's Psalm | slet | poor (abilities or aptitude) |
| de | the | slet og ret | purely and simply |
| Ejer | Owner | som staa seg vel | who support themselves well |
| fattig | poor (economically) | spørgsmål | questions |
| fader og moderløs | father and motherless | stam | ?stutter |
| forholder sig vel | conducts himself/herself well | staver | spells |
| forsømmer i sin tjeneste | negligent in his/her work | taabelig og sandseløs | foolish and senseless |
| forsømmes af forældrene | neglected by (his/her) parents | temmelig | fair |
| glemt | forgotten | tienestepige | working girl |
| god nemme | good aptitude | tjener | works |
| halstarig | obstinate | tro, trol., troh., trolig | faithfully |
| har | has | tungenem(met) | slow-witted |
| har ingen fornuft | has no common sense | tydelig | clear |
| har lyst til at læse | has a desire to learn | uvillig til at lære | unwilling to learn |
| har løbet fra sine forældre | has run away from his/her parents | vandfør | crippled |
| hele/heele Catech. | the entire Catechism | vel | well |
| hjemme hos (sine) forældrene | at home with (his/her) parents | har velholdne forældre | has well-off parents |
| Holdes iche til af forældrene at lære, Er iche holdt til at lære af forældrene | Not pushed by parents to learn, Is not made to learn by the parents | vil iche lære | will not learn |
| iche | not | vil lære naar hand blev tilholdt | will learn whne he is ordered |
| kjende/kiende bogstaverne | knows the letters | vornedegaard, vg. | serf farm |
| kun | only |
