English to Danish Genealogical Word List
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A
| English | Danish |
| the Danish letter Aa or Å | Aa or Å |
| a, one, someone, somebody | et, en |
| about this | herom |
| about, almost | omtrent |
| about, approximately | omkring |
| about, around, round about | circa (Latin) |
| above mentioned | ovenmeldte, ovennævnte |
| above, upstairs | oppe |
| abrev. dominica | dom |
| abrev. for royal | Kgl. |
| abreviation for dreng (boy) | dr.(dreng) |
| abscess | byld |
| absent | fraværende |
| absolution (to give) | absolvere |
| according to | ifølge |
| account | regnskab |
| actual | egentlige |
| address | addresse |
| adjutant | adjudant |
| adultery | hor |
| after | efter |
| after | post, p. (Latin) |
| after his death | efter hans salig |
| afternoon | eftermiddag |
| again | igen |
| against | imod |
| against, ban, prohibit | forbyde, forbuden |
| age | aetas (aetatis) (Latin) |
| age | alder |
| all | alt |
| all | samtlige |
| all | alle |
| all fields | alle felter |
| alms, welfare | almisse |
| also | ogsaa |
| also, as well, likewise | ligeledes |
| always | altid |
| ancestors | forfædre |
| and | og |
| appeared | indfandt |
| appraisers | vurderingsmænd |
| April | April |
| archive | arkiv |
| army | arme\' |
| arrival | ankomst |
| arrivals | tilgang |
| as guardian for the children | som formynder for børnene |
| as guardian for the minor children | som værge for de umyndige børn |
| assistant | medhjelper |
| at this place | paa stedet |
| at, by, on | ved |
| attained (age) | fyldt |
| August | August |
| aunt | tante |
| aunt, father’s sister | faster |
| aunt, mother’s sister | moster |
B
| English | Danish |
| bachelor | ungkarl = ungk. |
| baker | bager |
| banns (marriage) | lysning |
| baptized | abstersus (Latin) |
| baptized | baptisatus (Latin) |
| baptized | christened, xtened |
| baptized | renatus (Latin) |
| baptized (he was) | ablutus est (Latin) |
| baptized (he was) | initiatus est (Latin) |
| baptized (not) | udøbt |
| baptized at home | hjemmedøbt, hiemmedøbt |
| bargeman | prammand |
| be | være |
| be killed | omkomme |
| become, became | blive, blev, blef |
| bed | seng |
| bedridden | sengeliggende |
| been | været |
| before | før |
| beggar | betler, tigger |
| beggar | tigger, betler |
| begin | begynder |
| begotten | sammenavlede |
| bell ringer | klokker |
| betrothal | trolove |
| between, among | imellem |
| big, great | stor |
| biography | biografi |
| birth | barsel |
| birth | fødsel |
| birth | nati, nativitas (Latin) |
| birthday (the) | fødselsdagen |
| birthing bed | barselseng |
| birthplace | fødested |
| black | sort |
| blacksmith | grovsmed |
| bleeding to death | forblødning |
| blind | blind |
| blind | forblinde |
| blood | blod |
| boat, ship | baad |
| boatswain, bosun | baadsmand |
| boilerman | varmemester |
| book | bog |
| bookkeeper, accountant | bogholder |
| bookseller | boghandler |
| born | født |
| born | natus (Latin) |
| both | baade |
| both | begge |
| boy | dreng |
| boy (the) | drengen |
| branch | gren |
| brazier | gørtler |
| brazier, castings maker | gjørtlemager |
| brewer | brygmester |
| brick burner | teglbrænder |
| brickmaker | teglmager |
| brickyard | teglværk |
| bride (the) | bruden |
| bridegroom (the) | brudgommen |
| brother | broder |
| brother | bror |
| brother’s daughter | broderdatter |
| brother’s son | brodersøn |
| brother-in-law | svoger |
| brothers | brødre |
| brush-maker | børstenbinder |
| build | bygge |
| builder | bygmester |
| bull | tyr |
| burial | begravelse |
| buried | begrv. = begravet |
| buried | jordet |
| burn | forbrænde |
| burned down | nedbrændte |
| bury, throw earth | kaste jord |
| business | forretning |
| but | men |
| butcher | slagter |
| butcher | nedslagte |
| butler | hovmester |
| buy (to) | købe |
| buyer | køber |
| by or with the name (of) | nomine (lLatin) |
C
| English | Danish |
| cabinetmaker | snedker |
| called, named, appointed | kaldet |
| cancer | kræft |
| captain (milit., of horse) | ritmester |
| carpenter | tømmermand |
| carpenter | tømrer |
| carriage, wagon | vogn |
| carried | bar |
| carried | baaret |
| carried forth | frembragt |
| carried to the christening (font) | baaret til daaben |
| carry out, perform | udføre |
| carry, carried | bære, bar, baaret |
| castle | slot |
| category | kategori |
| cathedral | domkirke |
| Catholic | katolsk |
| cattle | kvæg |
| cause | aarsag |
| cause of death | dødsaarsag |
| cavalryman | husar, hussar |
| cavalryman | rytter |
| cemetery, churchyard | kirkegaard |
| census | folketælling |
| certificate | attest |
| certificate of death | dødsattest |
| chest, coffin | kiste |
| chickens (young) | kyllinger |
| chief accountant | hovedbogholder |
| chief county administrator | amtmand |
| child, children | barn, børn |
| child’s baptism | barnedaab |
| childhood | barndom |
| childless | barneløs |
| children | børn |
| children (the) | børnene |
| children of first marriage | børn af første ægteskab |
| child\'s father (the) | barnefader |
| chimney sweep | skorstensfejer |
| choke, strangle | kvæle |
| Christ | Kristi, Kristus |
| Christen (name) | xten |
| christened, baptized | døbt |
| christening (the) | daaben |
| christening, baptism | daab |
| church | kirke |
| church attendance | kirkegang |
| church book, parish register | kirkebog |
| church warden | kirkeværge |
| church year | kirkeaar |
| citizen | borger |
| citizenship | borgerskab |
| city, town, village | by |
| claimant | rekvirent |
| clergyman, clerk | klerk |
| clerk | kontorist |
| clock or watch maker | urmager |
| coach builder | karetmager |
| coachman | herskabskusk |
| coachman, teamster | kusk |
| coal merchant | kulgrosserer |
| coast | kyst |
| cobbler | lappeskomager |
| cobbler | skoflikker |
| colonel | oberst |
| common | almindelig |
| common, joint | fælles |
| communion book | communionsbog |
| complete list of military recruits | hovedrulle |
| concubine, secondary wife | medhustru |
| confirm | bekræfter |
| confirmation | konfirmation |
| confirmed | confirmeret |
| confirmed | konfirmerede |
| congregation | menighed |
| consent | samtykke |
| consent, permission, remind, rememberance | minde |
| consequently, accordingly, therefore, so | altsaa |
| constable, sheriff | sognefoged |
| constipation | forstoppelse |
| consumption, tuberculosis | tuberkulose |
| content | indhold |
| convulsion | krampetrækning |
| cooper | bødker |
| copy holder, leaseholder, farmer | fæstegaardmand |
| copyholder, leaseholder, farmer | fæstebonde |
| copyholder, small holder | fæstehusmand |
| copyholder, tenant | gaardfæster |
| corpse | lig |
| correct | ordentlig |
| cottager with land | husmand med Jord |
| cottager, small farmer | husmand |
| cough | hoste |
| councilman, alderman | raadmand |
| count (nobility) | greve |
| countess | grevinde |
| county | amt |
| county (the) | amtet |
| couple being married | brudefolk |
| court | ret |
| court | ting |
| court district | birk |
| court, law-courts, house | domhus |
| cousin (female) | kusine |
| cousin (male) | fætter |
| cow | ko |
| criminal | forbryder |
| cripple (a cripple) | krøbling |
| crippled, disabled | vanfør |
| current, valid | gyldig |
D
| English | Danish |
| dairymaid | malkepige |
| dairymaid | mejerske |
| dairyman | mejerist |
| danish | dansk |
| date | dato |
| date, given | datum (Latin) |
| daughter | datter |
| daughter’s daughter | datterdatter |
| daughter’s son | dattersøn |
| daughter-in-law | svigerdatter |
| daughters | døtre |
| day | dies (diei) (Latin) |
| day of death | dødsdag |
| day work | dagleje |
| day worker | daglejer |
| day, days | dag, dage |
| day, holiday | feria (Latin) |
| dead | livløs |
| dead, deceased | død |
| deaf | døv |
| deaf and dumb | døvstum |
| dealer | forhandler |
| deanery | provsti |
| deans wife | provstinde |
| death | abscessus (Latin) |
| death | dødsfald |
| death (of) | mortis (Latin) |
| death (the) | døden |
| debtors prison | gældsfængsel |
| decade | aarti |
| decapitated | halshugget |
| deceased | afdød |
| deceased (with) | med afdøde |
| deceased, blessed | salig |
| deceased, died | døde |
| December | December |
| deed (property) | skøde |
| deferment (passed by) | fripas |
| Denmark | Danmark |
| dentist | tandlæge |
| departed | afgangne |
| descendancy chart | stamtavle |
| descendant | efterkommer |
| describe | beskrive |
| deserted | rømt |
| desolate, waste | øde |
| destitute | lud fattig |
| died (he) | defunctus est (Latin) |
| died (who) | ved døden er afgået |
| diocese | bispedømme |
| diocese | stift |
| diphtheria | difteritis |
| disease | sygdom |
| dissolution of marriage or partnership | opløsning |
| distiller of spirits | brændevinsbrænder |
| distribution | deling |
| ditto, the same | ditto |
| divorce | skilsmisse |
| divorced | fraskilt |
| divorced | skilt |
| doctor, deputy doctor | læge |
| doorkeeper, porter | portner |
| double page | folio |
| dragoon, member of a military unit composed of heavily armed mounted troops. | dragon |
| dropsy | vattersot |
| drowned | druknet |
| drunkard | dranker |
| drunken | fordrukken |
| dumb (can’t speak) | stum |
| dyer | farver |
| dysentery | blodgang |
| dysentery | dysenteri |
E
| English | Danish |
| each | enhver |
| earlier, before | tilforn |
| early | tidlig, tidligt |
| east | øst |
| ecclesiastical | gejstlig |
| elder (religious title) | ældste (religion) |
| emigrant | emigrant |
| emigrate | emigrere |
| emigrate | udvandre |
| emigration | udvandring |
| engaged (to be married) | forlovet |
| engaged to be married | trolovet |
| engagement | forlovelse |
| engraver | gravør |
| enter, record, register | protokollere |
| entered, mentioned, placed | anført |
| epilepsy | epilepsy |
| especially | navnlig |
| estate owner | godsejer |
| etc. | o.s.v. |
| every | hver |
| except | undtagen |
| excommunication | band |
| explanation | forklaring |
| extract | uddrag |
| eye | øje |
F
| English | Danish |
| factory | fabrik |
| factory worker | fabriksarbejder |
| fall, be killed in war (to) | falde, faldt |
| family | familie |
| family book | slægtsbog |
| family name | slægtsnavn |
| family, lineage, relatives | slægt |
| farm | gaard |
| farm | gaardbrug |
| farm hand (male) | tjenestekarl |
| farm owner | gaardejer |
| farmer | bonde |
| farmer | gaardbruger |
| farmer | landmand |
| farmer, owner, independant | gaardmand |
| farmer, resides at | boelsmand |
| farmhouse | stuehus |
| farming | jordbrug |
| farms, homes | gaarde |
| fate, lot, destiny | lod |
| father | fader, far |
| father | far |
| father-in-law | svigerfader |
| father-in-law | svigerfader |
| father\'s father | farfar |
| father\'s mother | farmoder |
| father\'s mother | farmor |
| favorite child, pet | yndling |
| feast, festival, wedding | festum (Latin) |
| February | Februar |
| females, female gender | kvindekjøn (køn) |
| females, female gender | qvindekiøn |
| feudal overlord | lensherre |
| fever | feber, hidsig feber |
| field | mark |
| finding place | findested |
| finish | slutte |
| fire | ild |
| first | første |
| first name | fornavn |
| fishdealer | fiskehandler |
| fisherman | fisker |
| flogging | prygl |
| following | tilvidere |
| foot | fod |
| for final probate and distribution | for endelig skifte og deling |
| for, at, before, by | for |
| foreign country (ies) | udlandet |
| forester, forest ranger | skovfoged |
| forester (head), forest ranger (head) | skovridere |
| former | forrige |
| former, formerly | forhenværende |
| foster child | fosterbarn |
| foster child | plejebarn |
| foster children | fosterbørn |
| foster children | plejebørn |
| foster daughter | fosterdatter |
| foster daughter | plejedatter |
| foster father | plejefader |
| foster mother | plejemoder |
| foster parents | plejeforældre |
| foster son | fostersøn |
| foster son | plejesøn |
| found (was) | befandtes |
| foundling (an abandoned infant) | hittebarn |
| free | gratis |
| freeholder | frimand |
| Friday | Fredag |
| from (or) in | udi |
| from, by | a (ab) (Latin) |
| from,off, since | fra |
| full, complete | fulde |
| furniture dealer | møbelhandler |
G
| English | Danish |
| gardener | gartner |
| gatekeeper | portvagt |
| gazetteer | geografisk leksikon |
| genealogy | genealogi |
| genealogy | slægtsforskning |
| German | Tysk |
| Germany | Tyskland |
| gipsy | tater |
| girl (the) | pigen |
| girl, maid, servant | pige |
| girl, young girl | pigebarn |
| glazier | glarmester |
| glove maker | handskemager |
| go (walk) | gaa |
| godfather | gudfader |
| godfather | mandfadder |
| godfather, godmother, sponsor | fadder |
| godmother | gudmoder |
| godmother | kvindefadder, qvindefadder |
| good | god |
| grandchild | barnebarn |
| grandchildren | børnebørn |
| grandfather | bedstefader |
| grandfather | bestefar |
| grandmother | bedstemoder |
| grandmother | bestemoder |
| grandmother | bestemor |
| grave | grav |
| grave digger | graverkarl |
| great-grandfather | oldefader |
| great-grandmother | oldemoder |
| greengrocer | grønthandler |
| grocer | urtekræmmer |
| ground, reason | grund |
| guard | garde |
| guardian | formynder |
| guardian | laugværge |
| guardian | værge |
| gunsmith | bøssemager |
H
| English | Danish |
| had | havde |
| hairdresser | frisør |
| half | halv |
| hanged him/her self | hængt sig |
| happened | skedte |
| harbor, port | havn |
| hardworking | flittig |
| has, have | har |
| hatmaker | hattemager |
| he that gives the bride away, best man | forlover |
| he, him, his | han, ham, hans |
| head clerk (with power of attorney) | fuldmægtig |
| head gardener | overgartner |
| head of house | hovedperson |
| head of house | husfader |
| head of the household | husfader |
| headmaster | rector |
| heart | hjerte |
| heart disease | hjertefejl |
| heirs | arvinger |
| held child at font | bar barnet |
| her, hers | hende, hendes |
| herdsman | kvæghyrde |
| herdsman | røgter |
| herdsman, shepherd | hyrde |
| here | her |
| himself, herself, oneself, itself | sig |
| hindrance, prevent,obstruction | til hindring |
| hire | leje |
| hired on a daily basis | gaar i dagleje |
| his | hans |
| his, hers, ones, its | sin, sit, sine |
| hold, stop, keep | holde |
| holder of a small plot of land | parcellist |
| holy, sacred | hellig |
| home | hjem |
| home (at) | hjemme, hiemme |
| honest | ærlig |
| horse | hest |
| horse dealer | hestehandler |
| horsetrader | studehandler |
| hospital | hospital |
| hospital patient, welfare recipient | hospitalslem |
| hour | time |
| house | hus (huus) |
| house in front, often the main or owner’s house | forhus |
| household | husstand |
| housekeeper | husholderske |
| housemaid | stuepige |
| hunter | jæger |
| husband, head of house | husbonde |
I
| English | Danish |
| I, self, ego | jeg (ieg) |
| if, about | om |
| if, whose | hvis |
| illegal | lovstridende |
| illegitimate daughter | slagfredsdatter |
| illegitimate son | slagfredssøn |
| illigitimate | uægte |
| immigrant | indvandrer |
| immigration | indvandring |
| in behalf of | vegne |
| in the same place | ibidem ib, ibid (Latin) |
| in the year (of) | anno (Latin) |
| in the year of (our) Lord | anno domini (Latin) |
| in, at, to, into | i |
| index | register |
| infant, baby | spædbarn |
| infant, child | infans (Latin) |
| infantryman | grenader |
| inherit | arve |
| inheritance | arv |
| innkeeper | beværter |
| innkeeper | gæstgiver |
| innkeeper | kromand |
| innkeeper | værthusholder |
| inquired | forespurgt |
| insanity, madness | galskab |
| intellect, mind | forstand |
| introduced in church after childbirth | introduceret |
| inventory and appraisal | registering og vurdering |
| is supported by | forsørges af |
| is sustained | lever |
| is, are | er |
| it, that, the | det |
J
| English | Danish |
| jailer | slutter |
| January | Januar |
| jaundice | gulsot |
| Jew | Jøde |
| journeyman | svend |
| judge | dommer |
| judgement | paadømmelse |
| judicial district | herred |
| July | Juli |
| June | Juni |
| juror | nævning |
| justice of the peace | fredsdommer |
K
| English | Danish |
| kill | ihjel, slaa ihjel |
| kill | slå ihjel |
| king | konge |
| king’s yeoman | kongsbonde |
| kingdom | kongedømme |
| knight | ridder |
| knowledge | kendskab |
| knowledge | kunskab |
| known | kendt |
L
| English | Danish |
| lady’s maid | kammerjomfru |
| lady’s maid | kammerpige |
| land registration | matrikel |
| land, soil | jord |
| last | sidste |
| last will | testamente |
| lately | nylig |
| later | senere |
| law | lov |
| law of property (the) | tingsret |
| lawyer | jurist |
| lawyer, attorney | advokat, sagfører |
| lawyer, attorney | sagfører, advokat |
| leave | forlade |
| leave, move from | fraflytte |
| leave, resignation, departure | afsked |
| left | venstre |
| leg,bone, limb | ben |
| legal | retslig |
| legal, lawful | lovlig |
| legally married | ægteviede |
| legitimate, born in wedlock | ægte, egte |
| lessee, tenant | forpagter |
| let in, admit | indlade |
| letter, correspondence | brev |
| library | bibliotek |
| life | liv |
| lighthouse keeper | fyrmester |
| little, small | liden |
| live | bor |
| live | opholder |
| live at, home (to) | bo |
| live, lived | leve, levede |
| lived | boede |
| livelihood | erhverv |
| livelihood, trade | næringsvej |
| living | nulevende |
| living at the place | nyfder ophold, nyder ophold |
| local | lokal |
| local place name | stednavn |
| lock keeper | slusemester |
| locksman | slusepasser |
| locksmith | kleinsmed |
| long | længe |
| Lord (the) | Vor Herre |
| lord of the manor | herremand |
| Lords day, Sunday, sabbath (the) | dominica |
M
| English | Danish |
| maid, servant (female) | tjenestepige |
| maiden, miss., not a peasant woman, virgin | jomfru |
| maiden, virgin | mø |
| main list | hovedliste |
| male child | drengebarn |
| males, male gender | mandkjøn (køn) |
| man | mand |
| man (the) | manden |
| manager | forvalter |
| manor | hovedgaard |
| manual worker | kropsarbejder |
| manual workers | haandsarbejdere |
| many | mange |
| map, short, card | kort |
| March | Marts |
| marital, conjugal | ægteskabelig |
| market place, incorporated city | købstad |
| marriage | ægteskab |
| marriage (in first) | første gang gift |
| marriage (of first) | af første (lste) ægteskab |
| marriage (of) | copulationis (Latin) |
| marriage ceremony | bryllup |
| married | conjugatus (Latin) |
| married | copulerede |
| married | copuleret |
| married | gift, givt |
| married couple | ægtefolk |
| married together | sammenviede |
| mason | murer |
| master (trade) | mester |
| May | Maj |
| mayor | borgmester |
| me | mig |
| measles | mæslinger |
| meeting of heirs | skiftesamling |
| men | mænd |
| mentally deficient | aandsvag |
| mentally ill | sindssyg |
| merchant | grosserer |
| merchant, storekeeper | købman, købmand |
| merchant, trader | handler |
| merchant, trader, salesman | handelsmand |
| merchantman | koffardiskib |
| met | mødte |
| metric mile (10 kilometers) | mil |
| midnight | midnat |
| midwife | jordmoder |
| military | militær |
| military levying district | lægd |
| military levying roll | lægdsrulle |
| milkman | mælkekusk |
| mill | mølle |
| miller | møller |
| millwright | møllebygger |
| mindre, smaller than | ringere |
| mine, my, mine | min, mit |
| miner | grubearbejder |
| miner | minearbejder |
| minister, envoy | gesandt |
| minor (not of age) | umyndige |
| minute | minut |
| miscarriage | abort |
| miss., not a peasant woman | frøken |
| mistress | herskerinde |
| mistress | maitresse |
| mistress, concubine | frille |
| Monday | Mandag |
| money | penge |
| month | maaned |
| month | maaned |
| moor, bog | mose |
| more, additional | mere |
| morning | formiddag |
| morning | morgen |
| mother | moder, mor |
| mother (the) | moderen |
| mother-in-law | svigermoder |
| mother\'s father | morfader, morfar |
| mother\'s mother | mormoder, mormor |
| move | flytte |
| moving in | indflytning |
| moving out | udflytning |
| moving-in records | tilgangsliste |
| moving-out record | afgangsliste |
| mr. | hr. |
| mrs., wife, lady, not a peasant women | frue |
| municipality (community) | commune |
| murder | mord |
| musician | musiker |
| musician, fiddler | spillemand |
| muster rolls | stambøger |
N
| English | Danish |
| name | navn |
| named, is | hedder |
| named, the name | navnet |
| namely | nemlig |
| naval, navy | marine |
| near, close | nær |
| neighbor | nabo |
| neighborhood, neighboring place | omegn |
| neighboring | omboende |
| neither | heller |
| nephew | nevø |
| never | aldrig |
| new | ny |
| new year | nytaar |
| next, neighbor | næste |
| niece | niece |
| night | nat |
| night watchman | natvægter |
| night watchman | vægter |
| no | nej |
| no, none, neither, nothing | intet |
| nobility | adel |
| noble | adelig |
| noble | ædel |
| noble and welborn | højædle og velbaarne |
| noble, wellborn | velborn |
| nobleman | adelsmand |
| none | ingen |
| noon | middag |
| north | nord |
| Norway | Norge |
| Norwegian | Norsk |
| not | ej |
| not | ikke |
| November | November |
| now | nu |
| number | nummer |
| number, count | antal |
| number, count | tal |
O
| English | Danish |
| obstacle, hindrance | hindring |
| occupant, resident | beboer |
| occupation | bestilling |
| occupation | haandtering |
| October | Oktober |
| of age (legal) | myndig |
| of, at, by, from | af |
| of, at, by, from | af = av |
| offspring | afkom |
| often | ofte |
| often abrev. for hustru (wife) | h. |
| old soldier | hugaf |
| old, aged | gammel, gl. |
| older than, advanced in life | ældre |
| oldest | ældst |
| on, at | paa |
| on, upon | paa |
| only | kun |
| only child | enebarn |
| open | aaben |
| or, or else | eller |
| organ grinder | positivspiller |
| orphan | forældreløs |
| orphanage | opfostringshus |
| others | andre |
| our | vor |
| out | ud |
| outside of | udenfor |
| own | egen |
| own (to) | eje |
| owner | besidder |
| owner of house | husejer |
| owner, freeholder | selvejer |
P
| English | Danish |
| page | pagina (Latin) |
| page | side |
| paid for | betalt for |
| painter | maler |
| parents | forældre |
| parents (the) | forældrene |
| parish | pastorat |
| parish | sogn, sogne |
| parish (of the) | af sognet |
| parish (the) | sognet |
| parish clerk, deacon | degn |
| parish clerk, deacon (the) | degnen |
| parish priest (the) | sognepræsten |
| parish priest, clergyman, minister | sognepræst |
| parishioner | sognebarn |
| part | del |
| part of collection | del af samling |
| part, division, portion | afdeling |
| paternal grandfather | farfader |
| pauper | fattiglem |
| pauper, welfare recipient | almisselem |
| pedigree | anetavle |
| pension | pension |
| people | folk |
| people living on a farm | gaardbeboer |
| perhaps, maybe | maaske |
| periodical | tidsskrift |
| permission | tilladelse |
| permit, let, allow to | lade, lod |
| person concerned | vedkommende |
| person who is leasing | fæster |
| person, persons | person, personer |
| persons, the people (the) | personerne |
| pig | gris |
| place (location) | sted |
| place of residence | opholdsted |
| plot of land | parcel |
| ploughman, 500 kroner note | plovmand |
| pneumonia | lungebetændelse |
| policeman | betjent |
| poor, indigent | fattig |
| population (the) | folketallet |
| population, inhabitants | befolkning |
| porter, carrier | drager |
| postman | postbud |
| potter | pottemager |
| preach | prædike |
| pregnant | gravida (Latin) |
| pregnant | frugtsommelig |
| pregnant (very, i.e. near the end of the pregnancy) | højfrugtsommelig |
| present | fremstille |
| present | nutid |
| present | tilstede |
| present, give | overrække |
| priest, the priest, clergyman, minister | præst, præsten |
| prince | prins |
| princess | prinsesse |
| prison | fængsel |
| prison | tugthus |
| prisoner | fange |
| probate | skifte |
| probate record | skifteprotokoll |
| proclamation | proclamation |
| proper, due | behørig |
| property, real estate | ejendom |
| prove, demonstrate | bevise |
| provide support | aftægt |
| public | offentlig |
| public office | embede |
| public official | embedsmand |
| publication of marriage, banns | denunciatio (Latin) |
| publication of the banns | til lysning |
| publish | publicere |
| punish | afstraffe |
Q
| English | Danish |
| quartermaster sergeant | fourer |
| queen | dronning |
R
| English | Danish |
| read | læse |
| receive | modtage |
| receives alms, welfare | nyfder almisse, nyder almisse |
| record | optegnelse |
| record, enroll, enter | indskrive |
| red | rød |
| relatives | slægtninge |
| religion | religion |
| religion | trossamfund |
| remark | bemærkning |
| remark, notice, note | anmærkninger |
| removed | udslettet |
| removed (released) | slettet |
| rent, duty, monetary fee | afgift |
| request | anmode |
| requisite, necessary, needful | fornødne |
| reside(s), stay | opholde sig |
| residence, home, domicile | bopæl |
| residence, house | bolig |
| resign, give up | afstaa, afstige |
| respect for the law | lovlydelig |
| result | resultat |
| retired man | aftægtsmand |
| retired people | aftægtsfolk |
| retired woman | aftægtskone |
| rheumatism | gigt |
| rifle soldier | gevær soldat |
| right | højre |
| river | flod |
| road | vej |
| roadmender | vejmand |
| robber, highwayman | røver |
| rope maker | rebslager |
| royal | kongelig |
| ruler, lord, master | behersker |
| run away | flygte |
| rural area | landet |
| rural dean | provst |
S
| English | Danish |
| Sabbath | Sabbat |
| saddler | sadelmager |
| said to be, claimed | udlagt |
| sailor | matros |
| sailor | sømand |
| same (the) | ejusdem (Latin) |
| same (the) | idem (Latin) |
| same place | samme sted |
| same, equal | samme |
| same, likewise (the) | ligesaa |
| same, on the same day (the) | eodem, eodem die (Latin) |
| Saturday | Lørdag |
| saw (see), if so, so, sow (seed) | saa |
| scarlet fever | skarlagensfeber |
| school | skole |
| school master, teacher | skoleholder |
| school master, teacher | skolelærer |
| scribe | skriver |
| scullery maid | opvaskepige |
| sculptor | hugger |
| sea captain | søkaptajn |
| sea, lake | sø |
| seaman in military | marinesoldat |
| seamen, sailors | søfolk |
| seamstress | syersker |
| seamstress | sypige |
| search | søge |
| second time | anden gang |
| see aa | å |
| seizures | anfald |
| self | selv |
| self-owned | selvtilhørig, selftilhørig |
| separated | separeret |
| September | September |
| serial number | løbenummer |
| sermon at funeral | ligprædiken |
| servant | tyende |
| servant (male) | tjenestedreng |
| servants, employees | tjenestefolk |
| servants, employees | tjenestefolk |
| serve, work | tjene, tiene |
| serve, work | tjener, tiener |
| service | tjeneste |
| serving, serves (followed by employers name) | tjenende |
| session | session |
| set aside, begravet | hensat |
| several, more | flere |
| sex (gender) | kjøn (køn) |
| sex (gender) | køn |
| sex (the) | kjønnet (kønnet) |
| sexton | graver |
| sexton | kirkebetjent |
| she, her, hers | hun, hende, hendes |
| sheep | faar |
| shepherd | faarehyrde |
| sheriff | foged |
| ship builder | skibsbygger |
| ship master | skibsfører |
| ship master, captain | skibskaptajn |
| shipbuilder | baadebygger |
| shipowner | reder |
| shipping company, nest | rederi |
| shoemaker | skomager |
| shop assistant, clerk | kommis |
| shopkeeper | kræmmer |
| shown, exhibit | forevist |
| siblings | søskende |
| sick | syg |
| signature | underskrift |
| signer | underskrevne |
| silver | sølv |
| since, long ago | siden |
| single, unmarried | ugift, ugivt |
| sister | søster |
| sister-in-law, (see svigerinde) | svogerske |
| sister-in-law, (see svogerske) | svigerinde, svogerske |
| slave dealer | slavehandler |
| slip of paper, note about | seddel |
| small farmer without land of his own. | jordløshusmand |
| small farmers, about a couple | husfolk |
| small shop keeper, grocer | høker |
| small, little | lille |
| smallest, youngest | mindste |
| smallpox | kopper |
| smith | smed |
| social position | stand |
| society | samfund |
| soldier | landsoldat |
| soldier | soldat |
| soldier (the) | soldaten |
| some, any | nogen, nogle |
| son | søn |
| son (the) | sønnen |
| son’s daughter | sønnedatter |
| son’s son | sønnesøn |
| son’s wife | sønnekone |
| son-in-law | svigersøn |
| sons (the) | sønnerne |
| soon | snart |
| south | syd |
| southern | sønder |
| sponsors, bondsmen at marriage | forloverne |
| spouse | ægtefælle |
| state or provincial archive | landsarkiv |
| status, position, occupation | stilling |
| stepchild | stedbarn |
| stepchild | stifbarn |
| stepchildren | stedbørn |
| stepdaughter, stepson, stepmother, stedfather | steddatter, stedsøn, stedmoder, stedfader |
| stepson | stedsøn |
| stillborn | dødfødt |
| stomach ailment, diarrhea | mavesyge |
| stonecutter | stenhugger |
| story, floor | etage |
| street | gade |
| stroke, blow | slag |
| student, apprentice | lærling |
| such | saadan |
| suffered from (cause of death) | lidt af |
| suicide | selvmord |
| Sunday | Søndag |
| supplement list | tillægsliste |
| supplement roll (the) | tillægsrullen |
| supplier, contractor | leverandør |
| surname, last name | efternavn |
| surviving | efterlevende |
| survivors, remaining | efterladte |
| Sweden | Sverige |
| swedish | svensk |
T
| English | Danish |
| tailor | skrædder |
| tall, high, hill | høj |
| tanner | garver |
| tax | skat |
| tax collector | rodemester |
| tax collector | skatteopkræver |
| tea dealer | tehandler |
| teacher | lærer |
| teamster | vognmand |
| tell | fortælle |
| temporarily | midlertidig |
| tenant | lejer |
| tenant | logerende |
| tenant farmer | land boelsmand |
| tenant, renter | inderste |
| tenant, renter | indsidder |
| that, at, | at |
| the, it, that (the) | den, det |
| theirs, yours | deres |
| them | dem |
| therefore | derfor |
| these | disse |
| they were married, joined | copulati sunt (Latin) |
| they, those, the | de |
| this | denne |
| this | dette |
| those, who, which, that | der |
| through | gennem |
| through | igennem |
| thrower-ceramic | dreier-keramisk |
| Thursday | Torsdag |
| thus | saaledes |
| time | tid |
| tinsmith | blikkenslager |
| title | titel |
| to, until, for, of, into | til |
| tobacco worker | tobaksarbejder |
| together | sammen |
| together with | tilligemed |
| tomorrow | imorgen |
| totals | summa (Latin) |
| town, city, village (the) | byen |
| trade, handicraft | haandværk |
| tradesman | næringsdrivende |
| travel | rejse |
| Trinity (the) | treenigheden |
| tuberculosis | tæring |
| Tuesday | Tirsdag |
| tumor | svulst |
| turner-lathe, lathe operator, turner | dreier, drejer |
| twin | tvilling |
| typhoid fever | tyfus |
U
| English | Danish |
| uncle | onkel |
| uncle, father’s brother | farbroder |
| uncle, mother’s brother | morbroder |
| under, below | under |
| undersigned (the) | undertegnet |
| union | forening |
| unknown | ukendt |
| unmarried mother | fruentimmer |
| up | op |
| upper | øvre |
| us | os |
| use of church bells | klokkernes brug |
V, W
| English | Danish |
| vaccinated | vaccineret |
| vaccination certificate, smallpox | coppeattest, koppeattest |
| vagabond | omflakkende |
| vagabond | vagabond |
| vagabond, tramp, vagrant | omstrejfer |
| valley | dal |
| village | landsby |
| virginity | mødom |
| volume | bd.(bind) |
| volume | bind |
| vouch for the correctness of | indestaar |
| walk out | gaar ud |
| war | krig |
| was, be, to be, is | var, blive, være, er |
| washerwoman, laundress | vaskekone |
| wasteland, wilderness | ødemark |
| weak | svag |
| weakness | svaghed |
| weakness from old age | alderdomssvaghed |
| weaver | væver |
| wedding ceremony | viet, vielse |
| Wednesday | Onsdag |
| week | uge |
| weeks | uger |
| west | vest |
| whaler | hvalfanger |
| what | hvad |
| wheel | hjul |
| wheelwright | hjulmand |
| when | hvornaar |
| when, if, reach | naar |
| where | hvor |
| whether | hvorvidt |
| which | hvilken |
| white | hvid |
| who was present | som mødte |
| who, whom, which, that, | som |
| whom | hvem |
| whooping cough | kighoste |
| widow | enk. = enke, enkekone |
| widow’s spokesman (guardian) | lavværge |
| widower | enkem. = enkemand |
| wife | hustru |
| wife, (the) | konen |
| wife, a married woman | kone, hustru |
| wife, homemaker | husmoder, huusmoder |
| wife, the lady (the) | fruen |
| windmill | vindmølle |
| wine merchant | vinhandler |
| wish, desire, want | ønske |
| witch | heks |
| with | med |
| with more | m.v. = med videre |
| with more | med videre |
| with, at, in | hos |
| without | uden |
| without land | jordløs |
| without land | uden jord |
| witnesses | testes (Latin) |
| witnesses | vidner |
| woman | kvinde, qvinde |
| woman | kvindemenneske |
| woman | qvindemenneske |
| woman (the) | kvinden |
| woman of the house, housewife | madmoder |
| woman. the woman | qvinde, quinden |
| wood carver | træskærer |
| woodcutter | brændehugger |
| woodman, lumberjack | skovarbejder |
| work place | erhvervsted |
| worker | arbejder |
| worker, laborer | arbejdsmand |
| worth | værd |
| worthy | værdig |
| writers name (the) | forfatterens navn |
X, Y, Z
| English | Danish |
| year | aar |
| year | annus (Latin) |
| year (the) | aaret |
| year of the Lord | A.D.(Latin) |
| year old | aar gammel, aar gl. |
| yearly, annual | aarlig |
| yesterday | igaar |
| yet, still | endnu |
| young | ung |
| young man, fellow, fire | fyr |
| young people | ungfolk |
| younger | yngre |
| youngest | yngste |
| your, yours | din, dit |
| youth, farmhand | karl |
Numbers
| English | Danish |
| 2 | to |
| 3 | tre |
| 4 | fire |
| 5 | fem |
| 6 | seks |
| 7 | syv |
| 8 | otte |
| 9 | ni |
| 10 | ti |
| 11 | elleve |
| 12 | tolv |
| 13 | tretten |
| 14 | fjorten |
| 15 | femten |
| 16 | seksten |
| 17 | sytten |
| 18 | atten |
| 19 | nitten |
| 20 | tyve |
| 21 | en og tyve |
| 22 | to og tyve |
| 23 | tre og tyve |
| 24 | fire og tyve |
| 25 | fem og tyve |
| 26 | seks og tyve |
| 31 | en og tredive |
| 40 | fyrre |
| 50 | halvtreds |
| 60 | tres |
| 70 | halvfjerds |
| 80 | firs |
| 90 | halvfems |
| 100 | hundred |
| 1000 | tusind |
| 2nd | anden |
| 3rd | tredje |
| 4th | fjerde |
| 5th | femte |
| 6th | sjette |
| 7th | syvende |
| 8th | ottende |
| 9th | niende |
| 10th | tiende |
| 11th | ellevte |
| 12th | tolvte |
| 13th | trettende |
| 14th | fjortende |
| 15th | femtende |
| 16th | sekstende |
| 17th | syttende |
| 18th | attende |
| 19th | nittende |
| 20th | tyvende |
| 21st | en og tyvende |
| 22nd | to og tyvende |
| 23rd | tre og tyvende |
| 24th | fire og tyvende |
| 25th | fem og tyvende |
| 26th | seks og tyvende |
| 27th | syv og tyvende |
| 28th | otte og tyvende |
| 29th | ni og tyvende |
| 30th | tredivte |
| 31st | en og tredivte |
| 40th | fyrretyvende |
| 50th | halvtredsindstyvende |
| 60th | tresindstyvende |
| 70th | halvfjerdsindstyvende |
| 80th | firsindstyvende |
| 90th | halvfemsindstyvende |
| 1000th | tusinde |
| 100th | hundrede |