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Den 23 d:s voro

English translation: On the 23rd of this month ... were

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Swedish term or phrase:Den 23 d:s voro
English translation:On the 23rd of this month ... were
Entered by: David Rumsey

00:04 Mar 26, 2014
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
Swedish term or phrase: Den 23 d:s voro
Den 23 d:s voro i Kristiania som angripna af epidemien anmälda 50 fullvuxne män, 52 qvinnor, 15 gossar, 16 flickor och 4 hvilkas kön ej var uppgifvet.

Outdate usage?
David Rumsey
Canada
Local time: 12:37
On the 23rd of this month ... were
Explanation:
Den 23 dennes voro ...
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 21:37
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3On the 23rd of this month ... were
Sven Petersson
5 -1On the 23rd of last month, (50 adult men etc. ) were reported ...
Charles Ek


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
On the 23rd of last month, (50 adult men etc. ) were reported ...


Explanation:
Yep, it's an archaic form. Examples from a 1904 grammar text and our more modern colleagues are at the two links.


    Reference: http://tinyurl.com/kl2wjff
    Reference: http://tinyurl.com/k523fvg
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 14:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Sven Petersson: "d:s" = "dennes" (= "innevarande") => this/the current
2 hrs
  -> You're right, of course.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
On the 23rd of this month ... were


Explanation:
Den 23 dennes voro ...

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 21:37
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 47

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leif Ohman: See "d:s, ds" as short for "dennes = denna månad" at: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_över_förkortningar
3 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  JaneD
3 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Michele Fauble
5 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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