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From: "Rose" <>
Subject: Re: [HUNGARY-L] Word Meanings
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 10:07:10 -0700
References: <019c01bfabfc$b7525dc0$712c96d1@fran.obrien>


HI Fran,

Did you get any help with your translation? I didn't see any replies on the
list so decided to send the urls for a couple of dictionaries. Hope this
helps.

http://www.bmi.net/jjaso/Hungarian_Terms_and_Phrases.html

http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.html

Rose
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----- Original Message -----
From: fran.obrien <>
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Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000 06:47 PM
Subject: [HUNGARY-L] Word Meanings


> I need some help with words found on Parish Records describing the
condition
> of an individual. I have written them as close to the film as possible
but
> the handwtiting is very poor in some cases. Perhaps they will be
> recognizable .
>
> Male
> Szend or szendt I think it refers to marital status
> Zseller=peasant
>
> Female
> kotsis or kotysis again I think it refers to marital status
> Jobbagy=serf
>
> Male
> zseltesan
>
> Some other words that I have meanings for:
>
> ozvegye=widowed or widow
> coelebs=single
> hitves=wife
> leanye=girl
> por=serf
> pleb=plebea=commoner in Latin
>
>
> Thanks for any help, Fran
>
>

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