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03:32 Mar 15, 2020 |
Danish to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - History / Occupations | |||||||
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3 +1 | (first) mate on a privateer |
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3 | carriage driver |
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carriage driver Explanation: caper = kaper = hackney coach / carriage fører = driver / coachman |
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caperfører / kaperfører (first) mate on a privateer Explanation: You can find kaper (caper) in Ordbog over det danske sprog (see the reference link below). Its definition is: '(fører af et) privatskib, der (egl. m. en krigsførende stats bemyndigelse) deltager i fjendtligheder til søs og især beslaglægger fjendtlige handelsskibe; tidligere ogs. undertiden i videre anv.: fribytter (1), sørøver(skib). DL.4–7–1. en Engelsk Caper indbringer en af ham giort Fransk eller neutral Prise.' I looked up 'caper' in Wiktionary (ref. below), where it says: 'From Dutch kaper. A vessel formerly used by the Dutch; privateer.' At https://dis-danmark.dk/bibliotek/911267.pdf , I found the word being used clearly in the meaning of 'ship': - 'Kl. 3 / 2 sejlte med Caperen fra Kjøbenhavn.' - 'Efter at have bekommet noget til ham fra Apotheket, bragte ham igen om Bord for at bringe Skibet op til Kjøbenhavn, samt satte to Mand og Styrmand Niels Bakke om Bord for at følge op med. Kl. 8 satte Vagten op i Caperen med to Mand.' - 'Da jeg kom om Bord, erfarede jeg, at det var Caperfører Hammer af Kjøbenhavn. Han havde Skibets Papirer.' I'm not specialised in maritime terms, so perhaps you can find a better choice in English. https://ordnet.dk/ods/ordbog?query=Kaper https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/caper#Noun |
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