Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
legdepenger
English translation:
poor relief money
Added to glossary by
Katarzyna Lewandowska, PhD
Nov 27, 2015 22:05
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Norwegian term
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legdepenger
Norwegian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
expressions
In the text, the lensmann brings a child to the estate, because the family has agreed to raise the child as their foster child. And he pays them "legdepenger":
"Legdepengene de fikk, hadde i alle fall vært kjærkomne."
What does it mean?
"Legdepengene de fikk, hadde i alle fall vært kjærkomne."
What does it mean?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | poor relief money |
Michele Fauble
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Proposed translations
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poor relief money
legd: a system of poor relief (before 1900)
Norwegian-English Dictionary
Einar Haugen
Norwegian-English Dictionary
Einar Haugen
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