latin translation once more

[DaveinInskip]

Hello folks,

29 Nov 1646 John Scale fil Thomas vup'd

Can anyone tell me what vup'd is,is it Latin or some Cumbrian abreviation?

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Dave in Inskip

[DaveinInskip]

My apologies Finbar,I should have explained, that this is a burial,and I am working from a list,taken from "The only book of registers of the Parish of Hawkshead" or words to that effect

[Gododdin]

Hi Dave,
Like Finbar I suspect a mistranscription; VUP is an unlikely start to a Latin word, also 'D (whatever the ' stands for) is an unusual Latin ending (sed, apud, quid/quod) are the few that come to mind readily. Have you quoted the phrase / sentence completely?
Godo

[Kerrywood]

You'd expect it to say sepultus (= buried). Can it be read as an abbreviation of that, by any chance?

Kerrywood

[Browneyes]

Could it be a latin abbreviation for widow?

i.e. son of Thomas, widow

[Gododdin]

Don't think so; widower is viduus, widow is vidua. The only related word is orbus, a looser word, meaning deprived.

[Browneyes]

Did you realise that there's a footnote at the bottom of the online book stating that "vup'd" is

* Probably meant for " supd " = "supposed.

[DaveinInskip]

Thanks to all who replied to my question re VUP'D,and your various thoughts.

Browneyes came up with the definitive answer,read the book,at the bottom of the page of the original transcriptions the writer suggests that vup'd is short for supposed.As Alexander the Meerkat would say,"simple !"

I think that should close this one,happy Easter,

Dave in Inskip