[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Haeusling

[Jerry Frank]

Where you see Hdusling below, read Haeusling or Hausling where the "a" has 
an umlaut.

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At 06:05 PM 05/08/2002 +0200, Irene Kopetzke wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Georgia Bruns <georgianuehring at hotmail.com>
>
> > Can anyone help me with the meaning of this word?
> > I have found it after the name of my ancestor.
>
>
>"Haeusling" or "Haeusler" describes a social status, not a
>profession. The Haeusling would be a cottager with a small house,
>garden and a little land for animals but generally no farmland.
>So he had to hire out for wages, often as a day laborer, whether
>as a farm worker or engaged in a trade. Frequently, he was an
>independent craftsman. Up to the 19th century he was not part of
>the village community. Sometimes the Hdusling didn't own a house,
>but would be a "lodger".
>(from: 'Hilfswvrterbuch f|r Historiker' by Haberkern/Wallach)
>
>If you read German, you may want to see the definition given by
>Adelung in 1811:
>on http://mdz.bib-bvb.de/digbib/lexika/adelung/text/ click on the
>search button, then enter Hdusler or Hdusling (umlaut required).
>
>Irene Kopetzke
>kopetzke at uni.de
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Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
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