Is there a word 'verwittibler' for widower?
This word appears in a 1771 marriage record for one of my ancestors who had just lost his first wife five months earlier. It looks to start 'ver' and possibly have 'witt' in it, but the 'w' is not apparent. It should refer to his being a widower, but I can't find a suitable word. Any suggestions?
Transcription:
:136
:1771
:Den 30ten April sind nach vorhergegangener dreymaligen Proclamation ein Dispensatione une tempis luctus et 3 gradem conf L Aeq: dahier in Oberhoffen ehel. eingesegnet u. copuliret worden: Christian Wagner, der verwittibler? Burger und Wagner dahier, und Susanna Catharina, Hanß Schusters hiesigen Burgers ehel. ledige Tochter.
:Solches bezeugen:
Christian Wagner als hochzeiter
Susana Catharina Schusterin als hochzeiterin
Hanß Schuster alß Vatter
Hanß Martin Schuster der iung [jung] als zeug
Johannes Wagner als Zeug
Johan Jacob Schuster als Zeug.
JPh P Ehrenpfort Pfr
Translation
:Page 136
:Year: 1771
:The 30th April, after previous Proclamation three times and Dispensation from the morning period, were officially blessed and married here in Oberhoffen Christian Wagner, the widowed Citizen and cartwright here, and Susanna Catharina, the legitimate unmarried daughter of Hanß Schuster, local Citizen
:So testified:
Christian Wagner as groom
Susana Catharina Schuster as bride
Hanß Schuster as Father
Hanß Martin Schuster the young as witness
Johannes Wagner as witness
Johan Jacob Schuster as witness
JPh P Ehrenpfort Pastor
Oberhoffen-sur-Moder - Registre de mariages 1738-1787 - 3 E 345/7; https://archives.bas-rhin.fr/detail-document/ETAT-CIVIL-C342-P2-R206951#visio/page:ETAT-CIVIL-C342-P2-R206951-2316640; Image 70 of 112; accessed 11 Mar 2023.
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I think it says "verwittibter" = widowed.
Are you familiar with woerterbuchnetz.de? It's a sort of dictionary portal that links to more than 3 dozen German dictionaries. If you type the word in there, you get this result - https://www.kruenitz1.uni-trier.de/xxx/v/kv07284.htm. This is an excellent resource, especially for archaic terms.
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@sylviaelchinger1 , thanks for that tip -- I haven't seen that site before. Have just relied on Thode and the Reverso dictionary. Yes, that spelling fits, thanks!
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