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09:37 Feb 7, 2009 |
German to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Archaeology | |||||||
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4 +1 | half farmers (Halb-Bauern oder Halbhüfner) |
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3 | half-measure farmer |
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half farmers (Halb-Bauern oder Halbhüfner) Explanation: Thus there were 'whole farmers', 'half farmers', and 'quarter farmers'. By definition then, every other inhabitant of the village was not colunus but ... www.felix-game.ca/html_files/gfarmer2.html - 21k - Im Cache - Ähnliche Seiten |
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half-measure farmer Explanation: Title Translation Acreage tilled "Vollspanner" [= Full Measure farmer] 60-75 A. "Halbspanner" [= Half Measure farmer] 40-60 A "Grosskotter" [= Great cottager] 20-40 A "Mittelkotter" [= Middle cottager] 12.5-20 A "Kleinkotter" [= Small cottager] under 12.5 A https://williamkaiser1.sslpowered.com/williamkaiser.com/gene... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2009-02-07 09:53:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The above table was quoted from A.W. Peter's Lippe - Eine Heimat- und Landeskunde (p. 266), and lists the acreages for classes of farmsteads in 1643 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2009-02-07 11:42:43 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the points, Sabine |
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