Can you translate this?

[Kit]

A customer brought in a carte de visite with a photograph of a young man in uniform. On the back of the card is printed:

Hönefos

Ploden opbavares

She wants to know what it says and (being naturally curious) so do I.

Even being able to identify the language would be helpful. My first thought was that it looks Eastern European but it's not Polish.

Any ideas?

Kit

 

[Kit]

Okayokayokay. So this probably shouldn't be in the 'Tips' forum but I wanted to give Lance something to do.

Kit

PS It's also not Finnish, Swedish, or Norwegian.

 

[Dermot]

Try...Danish or Noewegian

Have a look http://www.ushistoricalarchive.com/photochroms/3107.html

Rgs

Dermot

[ 12-10-2003, 05:43 PM: Message edited by: Dermot ]

 

[wcox]

Hönefos
Is the name of a town in Norway. So probably it is norwegian

 

[HannaFate]

The language is definitely Danish. I think it says "Ploden station"

 

[stud d]

It is from a small area just outside of Finland, it saids hi how are you? i am fine. things are nice here. thanks have a good day.
love bob

or not...

d

 

[Kit]

Ahhh - Danish. I didn't try that. Thanks, Hanna.

I did try typing the second phrase into a Norwegian translation dictionary but got no repsonse.

And thank you, too, Denis. If the message had been hand written I would have no trouble believing your story. But since it's printed on the card, I'm just a tiny bit doubtful.

Kit

 

[Kit]

Guess what the Danish word for 'station' is.

It's (are you ready?)... station.

I want to thank everyone for their help.

And I'm having a lovely time playing with on-line dictionaries.

 

[Ron Eggers]

This forum is totally outta control!

Where IS the moderator??

 

[Framerguy]

I think he's out somewhere doing some obedience training on a new batch of killer goldfish.

FGII

 

[Lance E]

The moderator is being moderate.