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Deres talrige børne folk

English translation: their numerous children

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Norwegian term or phrase:Deres talrige børne folk
English translation:their numerous children
Entered by: Michele Fauble

08:24 Oct 8, 2005
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Genealogy
Norwegian term or phrase: Deres talrige børne folk
it is a Household position
Peggy Lund
their numerous children
Explanation:
also 'your numerous children'

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Note added at 43 mins (2005-10-08 09:07:12 GMT)
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"it is a Household position"

Rather than refering to the children themselves, 'børne folk' probably refers to the people who took care of the children.

This is an older form of Norwegian.



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Note added at 48 mins (2005-10-08 09:12:57 GMT)
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This could possibly be a misspelling for 'børneflok', 'a group of children'.
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Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 01:21
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4 +3their numerous children
Michele Fauble


  

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Deres talrige børne folk
their numerous children


Explanation:
also 'your numerous children'

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Note added at 43 mins (2005-10-08 09:07:12 GMT)
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"it is a Household position"

Rather than refering to the children themselves, 'børne folk' probably refers to the people who took care of the children.

This is an older form of Norwegian.



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Note added at 48 mins (2005-10-08 09:12:57 GMT)
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This could possibly be a misspelling for 'børneflok', 'a group of children'.

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 01:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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neutral  Per Bergvall: Unless it's at the beginning of a sentence, the capital D suggests Deres means Your (numerous children).
1 hr
  -> Yes, I gave that option in my explanation.
agree  lone (X)
2 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Rosica Dimitrova
2 days 8 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
6 days
  -> thanks
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