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Gärdsbol (Giälsbol?), Nysund, Örebro - 1700-1750

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Re: Gärdsbol (Giälsbol?), Nysund, Örebro - 1700-1750

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 5:52AM GMT
Classification: Query
In some Swedish dialects "rd" is pronounced as a thick "l", so you get things like:

gård - gål

vard - val

jord - jol

The "G" before "ä" would be soft, so it could be spelled "Gä-" or "Gjä-" or "Giä-", or even "Jä-".

So Giälsbol is just a variant spelling of Gärdsbol.

// Bo Johansson
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EricJohnson60... 10 Mar 2013 8:28PM GMT 
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