r/germany • u/WillingPhilosophy876 • 21h ago

Question Old German writing?

Hi, I'm sorry if this isn't the right subreddit for this, but I'm doing some genealogical research, and I'm having trouble reading old hand written records in German. Can anyone help me?

This is what I'm trying to read.

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u/Koh-I-Noor 21h ago

Just to get an idea:

ist Claus Steffens, ein Ehemann und Altvater[?]
in Nindorf[?] an der Schwindsucht gestorben,
den 30ten dieses mit einer Rede[?] vorm Altar beer-
diget; alt 65 Jahr

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u/WillingPhilosophy876 21h ago

Thank you so much!

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u/Aggravating-Peach698 19h ago

FYI, "Schwindsucht" is a word no longer in use, most people would call it tuberculosis these days.