[#75053] translation

[Gjest Vicky Walker]

Hi Everyone,This is my first entry to this site. I was hoping some could translate a word for: 'alb.' It came from this sentence: Rasmus Frøysok skatta 1560-61 6 skinn, 1 alb. og 2 får. På Uppheim Torpo var det ogso Rasmus i 1560-61, truleg same person. Han skatta 9 skinn, 1 alb. og 2 får.The internet translation is: Ramus Frøysok tax in 1560-61 was 6 skins, 1 ?? and 3 from on Uppheim in torpo was also Rasmus in 1560-61, probably the same person. His tax was 9 skins, 1 ?? and 2 father tax.I would appreciate any help with this. ThanksVicky keithwalk@aol.com

[Gjest Yngve Nedrebø]

The short form 'alb.' means 'album' or 'hvid' (from German 'Witten'), and that was an old coin, produced in Norway from the 1490s. It was worth 1/3 of a 'skilling', but due to reduced quality it was only worth 1/6 of a skilling around 1530.The word 'får' in this connection means 'sheep'.