Translation of Norwegian Word

[Gary Erickson]

Hello,

Is there someone who can tell me the translation for the word "bøksla,"
used in the context of describing the status of a farm as it was
conveyed from one person to another - f. eks. "bøksla 9/6 1890." Could
it mean "leased" or "rented," as opposed to "transferred" or
"recorded?" "Rented" would probably be leide?

Thanks

[dn16261]

I would use the word leased. Regards John

[olaf]

Hei!
You're more or less right, 'bøksla' is a dialect form of 'bygsle/bygsla'
meaning leased but usually applied to a cotter's place. I doubt it would be
applied to a full farm in that context. Cotter's places were never
registered.
Olaf


Hello,

Is there someone who can tell me the translation for the word "bøksla,"
used in the context of describing the status of a farm as it was
conveyed from one person to another - f. eks. "bøksla 9/6 1890." Could
it mean "leased" or "rented," as opposed to "transferred" or
"recorded?" "Rented" would probably be leide?

Thanks

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[Ivar S. Ertesvåg]

olaf wrote:

Hei!
You're more or less right, 'bøksla' is a dialect form of 'bygsle/bygsla'
meaning leased but usually applied to a cotter's place. I doubt it would be
applied to a full farm in that context. Cotter's places were never
registered.
Olaf

no...this is misleading. "bygsel" - which correctly is the agreement of
leasing (usually for life time) a property to a new holder - could refer
to a "husmannsplass" (*), but usually to a farm holding.
(*): a "husmannsplass" (or "plass") was formally a holding (usually
small, but not always) that was not included in the land registry
(matrikkel), but regarded as a past of a larger unit (meaning e.g. that
the "plass" did not pay tax directly, but as past of the larger unit).
Translation to "cotter's plase" may make sense to people with knowledge
of the English society at the time (but not to e.g. americans without
interest of 18th or 19th century England).)

Hello,

Is there someone who can tell me the translation for the word "bøksla,"
used in the context of describing the status of a farm as it was
conveyed from one person to another - f. eks. "bøksla 9/6 1890." Could
it mean "leased" or "rented," as opposed to "transferred" or
"recorded?" "Rented" would probably be leide?

The date 9 june 1890 was probably the day of "tinglysing", that is the
public declaration of the agreement. This event was recorded in the
"pantebok" (real estate protocol) where the contract was copyed. The
agreement usually stated a date for the transfer of the holding to the
new holder.