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From: Knut Hildal <>
Subject: Re: Translation re burial
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 22:33:11 +0200
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Arild Kompelien wrote:

>>Under the heading Anmeldt = Notified
>>It says: Lensm. Att. 281184
>>I'm gathering this means it was brought to the sheriff's attention
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>on 28 Nov
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>>1884.
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>I agree with that understanding.
>
Wouldn't the death have been reported earlier? "Att." is short for
"Attest", and I would think it is the "dødsattest" (= death certificate)
in this context.Attention was English in the 1880's too, and I believe
very little used in Norw.

Knut in Odda

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