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ladugolv

English translation: ...with four separate divisions.


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Swedish term or phrase:ladugolv
English translation:...with four separate divisions.
Entered by: Johansson
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06:42 Feb 19, 2004
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Tech/Engineering - Agriculture
Swedish term or phrase: ladugolv
Längan var 37 alnar lång, 10 alnar bred och inrymde från norr redskapsskjul, två logar samt fyra ladugolv. I forgot to add the context. I don't see how the obvious would fit here. How can there be two barns and four barn floors?
Thor Truelson
...with four separate divisions.
Explanation:
It´s from the 1600s and refers to a seperate part within the barn.
See SAOL (Swedish Academy´s Dictionary).
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Johansson
Local time: 21:22
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Perfect. The text regards an old rectory complex from the 16-1700's
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Summary of answers provided
4storage space for unthreshed grains
Mario Marcolin
4...with four separate divisions.Johansson


  

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...with four separate divisions.


Explanation:
It´s from the 1600s and refers to a seperate part within the barn.
See SAOL (Swedish Academy´s Dictionary).

Johansson
Local time: 21:22
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Native speaker of: English
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Perfect. The text regards an old rectory complex from the 16-1700's
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storage space for unthreshed grains


Explanation:
[Söksträng: ladugolv] [Material: saob] [Types: 1] [Tokens: 2]
kulturhistorisk skildring) lada l. ställe i lada (loggolv,
ladugolv) där den otröskade säden fövaras;
http://g3.spraakdata.gu.se/saob/konk/index.html

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Note added at 3 hrs 59 mins (2004-02-19 10:41:56 GMT)
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loge may imply the entire grain-barn, i.e storage sections and and threshing sections;
in this context though I suspect loge implies the open (threshing)floors only


Mario Marcolin
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Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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