tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518953907062235005.post5587623201203146800..comments2024-03-23T06:25:06.247-05:00Comments on Detritus of Empire: Tree Shaped Tombstones - The La Crosse Carver Part ITacitushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17007086196578740689noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518953907062235005.post-45102751289992421532016-10-17T18:40:29.668-05:002016-10-17T18:40:29.668-05:00Sorry, Czech is above my pay grade. Plus, I don...Sorry, Czech is above my pay grade. Plus, I don't know any.nycguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799769428539687855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518953907062235005.post-16680912778324438142016-10-17T13:49:02.007-05:002016-10-17T13:49:02.007-05:00NYCguy. Thank you. I did say my German was rathe...NYCguy. Thank you. I did say my German was rather bare bones. Your interpretation fits perfectly. Feel free to try your hand at a bit of Czech on Wednesday!<br /><br />TacitusTacitushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007086196578740689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518953907062235005.post-54375474789819697702016-10-17T10:25:09.104-05:002016-10-17T10:25:09.104-05:00About the German: Theueren and Gatten are correct ...About the German: Theueren and Gatten are correct spellings for the period. <br /><br />The H in <i>teuer</i> (=dear, in formal German appropriate to tombstones, =expensive in spoken German) was eliminated in a spelling reform around 1900. Your word <i>treu</i> (=faithful) would have been <i>treuen</i> in the dative.<br /><br /><i>Gatten</i> is the correct dative for <i>Gatte</i>, a formal word for "husband".<br /><br />These words are in the dative because they are the object of the preposition <i>an</i>.<br /><br />The L is probably an abbreviation for lieben --- "our beloved son".nycguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799769428539687855noreply@blogger.com