Darnachrichtung

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German term or phrase:Darnachrichtung
English translation:information
Entered by: Timoshka

16:14 Jun 27, 2023
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Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
German term or phrase: Darnachrichtung
From a 1940 letter, written in Budapest, Hungary:

"Wir haben naemlich das nach Lemberg gesandte Paket vor einiger Zeit durch die Post mit einer Benachrichtigung zurückerhalten, welche wir unserem Schreiben zu Euerer Darnachrichtung beifügen."

The sentence is quite clear (with the exception of the word "Darnachrichtung," which I can't seem to find anywhere).
Timoshka
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Explanation:
This is from the Reference item, below (which cuts off with a paywall): "According to Grimm’s dictionary, the German Nachricht (“piece of news,” “tidings”) first carried the sense of “message to be acted upon [darnachrichten] and heeded” [1]. The German term thus did not refer to just any piece of new information, but to a co…"
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Explanation:
This is from the Reference item, below (which cuts off with a paywall): "According to Grimm’s dictionary, the German Nachricht (“piece of news,” “tidings”) first carried the sense of “message to be acted upon [darnachrichten] and heeded” [1]. The German term thus did not refer to just any piece of new information, but to a co…"


    https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopedia-of-early-modern-history-online/news-COM_024483
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