Gaardsæde

English translation: smallholder

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Danish term or phrase:Gaardsæde
English translation:smallholder
Entered by: Sven Petersson

00:21 Nov 20, 2002
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Genealogy / genealogy
Danish term or phrase: Gaardsæde
In a probate record from 1764: ... lovlig Skifte efter Gardsæde Hans Nilsens afg. Hustru ...
Paul Svensson
Local time: 17:32
smallholder
Explanation:
... after smallholder Hans ....
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 22:32
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2smallholder
Sven Petersson
3 +2small estate
zebung
4farmer Hans Nilsen
Suzanne Blangsted (X)


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
small estate


Explanation:
Lille gård, boel, med under et pund korn i landgilde.

Boel / Bol
Mindre landbrug på ca. ½ tønde hartkorn.
I Sønderjylland var et boel en gård.

Landgilde
Årlig afgift, som fæstebonden betaler fæstets ejer, godsejeren, ofte i form af naturalier.




    Reference: http://www.saack.dk/ord_g.shtml
zebung
Local time: 22:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lone (X): I agree with small, but make it 'small farm'
11 hrs
  -> thanks

agree  crowntrans (X)
15 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
farmer Hans Nilsen


Explanation:
small farm

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 14:32
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
smallholder


Explanation:
... after smallholder Hans ....


    My geriatric brain.
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 22:32
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Matt Nichols: Must be the person rather than the place and farmer seems too general
5 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!

agree  Charlotte Langbeen
7 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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