How did Lars Larsson Bergman die? Translation anyone?

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Permalink Reply by Lynn Anderson on August 31, 2011 at 4:33pm

First of all, do not be sorry to ask. This is what this group was created for.

 

Working out translations is work. The hand writing is the most difficult part for most. I will take a cut at the letters to help encourage the process.

om_uligt     förlä__ade af    starka dryk

 

first word     __ __ __ __ ligt

second word line 2 must be   af  

last word   dry_k

 

something to do with strong drinks ?????

 

What you often have to do is look at the page or pages and see how the writer formed other letters to words that you have confidence in.   and a native speaker here may have better luck...

Permalink Reply by Jennifer Woods on August 31, 2011 at 9:50pm

Thanks Lynn!!

You are right, the handwriting is the hardest - it's so hard to pick words out in old handwriting when you don't speak the language.

I think that you're right - it says something about strong drinks.  How sad - he was only 39 when he died. {I made a mistake on my above post.  It was supposed to say that he died the month before his son, my great-grandfather, was born - not died!!}  My great grandfather never met his father.

 

Jennifer

Permalink Reply by Leif R Unosson on December 19, 2011 at 5:26pm

Omåttligt drickande av starka drycker = excessive drinking of strong beverages.

Permalink Reply by Jennifer Woods on December 19, 2011 at 7:56pm

Thank you so much Leif!!!  That makes more sense!