Another of my occasional odd requests

[snorkackcatcher]

Does anyone on my flist read Norwegian, or know someone who does? (I'm aware my flisters between them know quite a range of languages, but I can't remember Norwegian being mentioned as one of them. Or even Danish.)

It's 19th century handwritten Norwegian, if that makes a difference (a spelling reform vaguely rings a bell?), and probably wouldn't be needed for a week or two.

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[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

Nominates lyras. I can read modern Danish, and could make a stab at Norwegian, but I wouldn't have a clue about C19 Norwegian.

[snorkackcatcher]

I didn't know lyras knew Norwegian. Obviously I missed a post or something. :)

Then again, I didn't realise you could read Danish, but then I'm not surprised when you have unexpected skills. :)

[lyras.livejournal.com]

I could take a look, but Norwegian is my weakest language. Although believe it or not, 19th century Norwegian might be easier than some modern Norwegian.

I see you already have one or two people helping, but feel free to email me at i.in.the.door@gmail.com if you want to add me to the list. :)

[snorkackcatcher]

Fair enough! It's kind of cool to be able to ask about some random language and be put in touch with people who know it. :) I'd have to get a scan first which would probably take a week or so anyway.

Just out of curiosity, when/why did you learn Norwegian? It's not one of the bog standard foreign languages to learn, as it were.

[lucie-p.livejournal.com]

I know very little Norwegian, but I have a Norwegian flistee - tullochgorum - whom I'll try dragging here. ;)

[snorkackcatcher]

Ah, thanks -- if not, someone else did volunteer. :)

[tullochgorum.livejournal.com]

Juhuu :)

If you still need help, let me know. I'm Norwegian, but if it's a tricky handwriting or very oldfashioned language, I also have a friend who wrote a masters degree based on old handwritten manuscripts.

[snorkackcatcher]

Great, and thank you very much!

(As I said to the other person, it will probably take me about a week to get a scan of the old letter in question. It's from 1858, at a guess from a ship captain to the ship owner in Arendal.)

[mrstater.livejournal.com]

mstatertot on my f-list is Norwegian.

[snorkackcatcher]

Great -- I've emailed her, thanks for asking for me!

[mstatertot.livejournal.com]

Hi. I was sent here by mrstater. If you still need help, I could take a look to see if I can help. My email is mstatertot@gmail.com

[snorkackcatcher]

Thanks! Email sent.