Spelling

In einer eMail vom 04.06.04 22:45:37 (MEZ) - Mitteleurop. Sommerzeit
schreibt grayce@bentcom.net:

The spelling of German archival records has me stumped, I have a word
that seems to be used consistently in birth records, to me it looks
like vofulain,and another looks like gollfeun, if anyone can give me a
clue, I would surely appreciate it.

Salu,
those word are mentioned in papers of what time? What is the main language -
German, French, Latin?
It would help to learn about the context - could you drop the whole line?
Thanks
Roland Geiger
Historical and Genalogical Research
Alsfassener Strasse 17
66606 St. Wendel
Germany
phone ++49-6851-3166
email rolgeiger@aol.com