Norwegian Genealogical Word List: Difference between revisions

==== '''D''' through F ====

| dag

| day

| dagen før ||the previous day

| dagsarbeider ||day laborer

| dal ||valley

| Danmark ||Denmark

| dannekvinde ||gentlewoman

| dannemand ||gentleman

| dansk ||Danish

| dato ||date (noun)

| datter ||daughter

| datterdatter ||daughter’s daughter

| dattersønn ||daughter’s son

| datum (Latin) ||date

| dele ||to divide, to share

| dem ||them, they

| den ||the, it, that

| denne ||this

| der ||there

| deres ||their

| derfor ||therefore

| desember ||December

| det ||it, that, the

| difteri ||diphtheria

| din ||your

| disse ||these

| diverse ||various

| dokument ||document

| domkirke ||cathedral

| dommer ||judge

| dragon ||dragoon, light cavalryman

| dreng ||boy  

| drengebarn ||male child

| drepe ||kill

| dronning ||queen

| druknet ||drowned

| dydig ||virtuous

| dø ||to die

| døbt(e) ||christening

| død ||dead, death

| døde ||died, death

| dødfødt ||stillborn

| dødsfall ||death

| døgn ||24-hour period of time

| døpt ||baptized, christened

| døtre ||daughters

| døv ||deaf

| døvstum ||deaf and dumb

| dåp ||baptism

| dåpsattest ||certificate of baptism

| dåpsdag ||day of baptism

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| efter ||after

| efterkommer ||descendant

| efterlatte ||surviving, survivors

| efterlevende ||surviving

| eftermiddag ||afternoon

| efternavn ||surname, last name

| egen ||own

| egentlig ||actual

| egteviede ||marriage

| eie, eje ||to own

| eiendom ||property, real estate

| ekte ||legitimate, to marry

| ektefelle ||spouse

| ektemann ||husband

| ektepar ||married couple

| ekteskap ||marriage

| ekteskapelig ||marital, conjugal

| ekteviet ||married

| eldre ||older

| eldst ||oldest, eldest

| elev ||student

| eller ||or, or else

| elleve ||eleven

| ellevte ||eleventh

| elv ||river, stream

| embete ||public office

| embetsmann ||public official

| emigrant ||emigrant

| emigrere ||emigrate

| en, et ||a, one

| enebarn ||only child

| engelsk ||English

| England ||England

| enhver ||each

| enke ||widow

| enkemann ||widower

| enkestand ||widowed

| ennu ||yet, still

| epilepsi ||epilepsy

| er ||is, are

| erhverv ||livelihood

| erkjenne ||acknowledge

| et ||a, one

| etasje ||floor, story

| etc. (Latin) ||et cetera, and so on

| etternavn ||surname, last

| evne ||intelligence

 

|- | gammel | old |- | gartner | gardener |- | garver | tanner |- | gate | street |- | gave | gift, endowment |- | geistlig | ecclesiastical |- | geografisk leksikon | gazetteer |- | gift | marriage, married, poison |- | gikt | rheumatism |- | gjeld | debt |- | gjenlevende | survivors |- | gjennom | through |- | gjestgiver | innkeeper |- | gjet, gjeit | goat |- | gjeter | herdsman |- | gjørtler | brazier, brass smith |- | god | good |- | gods | estate |- | godseier | estate owner |- | gratis | free |- | grav | grave |- | graver | gravedigger, sexton |- | gravlund | cemetery |- | gravsted | burial place |- | gren | branch |- | grenader | infantryman |- | grense | boundary, border |- | greve | Count (nobility) |- | grevinne | Countess |- | grunn | ground, reason |- | gruve | mine, pit |- | gruvearbeider | miner |- | grønn | green |- | gudfar | godfather |- | gudmor | godmother |- | gull | gold |- | gulsot | jaundice |- | gulv | floor |- | gutt | boy |- | gå | go, walk |- | gård | farm |- | gårdbruker | farmer |- | gårdeier | farm owner |- | gårsdagens | of yesterday |- | | |- | ha | to have |- | hadde | had |- | halshugget | decapitated |- | halv | half |- | halvbror | half brother |- | halvsøster | half sister |- | ham | him |- | han | he |- | handelsmann | merchant, trader |- | hans | his |- | hanskemaker | glove maker |- | har | has, have |- | hattemaker | hatmaker |- | havn | harbor |- | heller | rather |- | helligdag | holiday |- | hengt seg | hanged himself or herself |- | henne | her |- | her | here |- | Herr | Mr. |- | herred | judicial district |- | Herren | the Lord |- | hest | horse |- | heter | is named |- | historie | history |- | hittebarn | orphan, foundling |- | hjem | home |- | hjemme | at home |- | hjemmedøpt | baptized at home |- | hjemmehørende | residing |- | hjerte | heart |- | hjertefeil | heart disease |- | hjul | wheel |- | hjulmaker | wheelwright |- | holde | hold, stop |- | horeri | adultery |- | hos | with, at |- | hoste | cough |- | hovedliste | census list |- | hun | she |- | hundre(de) | hundred (hundredth) |- | hus | house |- | husar | hussar, cavalryman |- | husbonde | head of household |- | husholderske | housekeeper |- | husmann | cottager, tenant farmer |- | husmor | housewife |- | hustru | wife |- | hva | what |- | hvem | who |- | hver | every |- | hvilken | which |- | hvis | if, whose |- | hvit | white |- | hvor | where |- | hvordan | how |- | hvorfor | why |- | hvorvidt | whether |- | høsten | in the fall |- | høy | tall, high, hay |- | høyre | right (side) |- | håndarbeide | handwork |- | håndtering | occupation |- | håndverk | trade, handicraft |- | | |- | i | in |- | idiot | idiot |- | ifølge | according to |- | igår | yesterday |- | igjen | again |- | i hjel, slå | kill |- | ikke | not |- | ikke enda | not yet |- | ild | fire |- | imellom | between, among |- | imorgen | tomorrow |- | infeksjon | infection |- | ingen | none |- | inn | in |- | inne i | inside |- | innerst | renter, innermost |- | innflyttning | moving in |- | innhold | content |- | innsitter | renter |- | innsjø | lake |- | innvandring | immigration |- | intet | none |- | introduceret | introduced |- | Island | Iceland |- | islandsk | Icelandic |- | | |- | januar | January |- | jeg | I |- | jeger | light infantry soldier, hunter |- | jomfru | damsel, Miss, virgin |- | jordbruk | farming |- | jordet | burial |- | jordmor | midwife |- | jordpåkastelse | ceremony of sprinkling earth on the coffin |- | jul | Christmas |- | juli | July |- | juni | June |- | jurist | lawyer |- | | |- | kallet | named |- | kanskje | maybe, perhaps |- | karet | coach |- | kart | map |- | katolsk | Catholic |- | kavaleri | cavalry |- | kemmer | peddler |- | kikhoste | whooping cough |- | kirke | church |- | kirkebok | parish register |- | kirkegård | cemetery, churchyard |- | kirkeværge | church warden |- | kiste | chest, coffin |- | kjent | known |- | kjønn | sex |- | kjøpe | buy |- | kjøpmann | merchant |- | klokker | sexton, parish clerk, bell ringer, deacon |- | kloster | convent, monastery |- | kokarde | insignia |- | kolikk | colic |- | kommune | municipality, township |- | kone | wife |- | konfirmasjon | confirmation |- | konge | king |- | kongedømme | kingdom |- | kongelig | royal |- | kontor | office |- | kopper | smallpox, copper |- | kort | short, card |- | kort register | card index |- | krampe | convulsions, spasm |- | kreft | cancer |- | krig | war |- | ku | cow |- | kun | only |- | kunngjøre | declare |- | kunnskap | knowledge |- | kusine | cousin (female) |- | kusk | coachman, teamster |- | kveg | cattle |- | kvele | choke |- | kvell | evening |- | kvinne | woman |- | kvinnekjønn | female |- | kyllinger | chickens |- | kår | support received after giving one’s estate to another |- | kårkone | woman who receives kår |- | kårmann | man who receives |- | | |- | la | let, allow |- | lagrettemann | court member |- | land | country |- | landsby | village |- | langfredag | Good Friday |- | laugverge | widow’s guardian or spokesman |- | legd | welfare, military levying district |- | legdslem | welfare recipient |- | leie | hire, rent |- | leier | tenant |- | leilending | leaseholder |- | lejermål | illicit and punishable intercourse |- | lenge | long |- | lensmann | sheriff |- | lese | read |- | leve | live |- | levende | live, living |- | lignende | same, alike, similar |- | lik | corpse, alike |- | likeledes | also, as well |- | lille | small |- | lite (litt) | little |- | liten | little, small |- | liv | life |- | los | pilot (ship) |- | losjerende | boarder, lodger |- | lov | law |- | lovlig | legal |- | lungebetendelse | pneumonia |- | luteraner | Lutheran |- | lysning | post banns |- | lysninger | banns |- | læregutt | apprentice |- | lærer | teacher (male) |- | lærerinne | teacher (female) |- | lærling | apprentice |- | løpenummer | serial number |- | lørdag | Saturday |- | løsaktig | loose or immoral woman |- | løsarbeider | day laborer |- | | |- | magesyke | diarrhea, stomach ailment |- | mai | May |- | maler | painter |- | mandag | Monday |- | mange | many |- | mann | man, husband |- | mannkjønn | male |- | mark | field |- | mars | March |- | matrikkel | land registration |- | matros | sailor |- | med | with |- | medhjelper | assistant, helper |- | medlem | member |- | med videre (Latin) | et cetera, and so on |- | meg | me |- | mellom | middle |- | mellombygning | middle building |- | men | but |- | mer | more, additional |- | meslinger | measles |- | messingsmed | brazier, brass smith |- | mester | master (of a trade) |- | midlertidig | temporarily |- | midnatt | midnight |- | mil | metric mile (ten kilometers) |- | militær | military |- | min | mine (belongs to me) |- | mindre | lesser |- | minearbeider | miner |- | minste | smallest, youngest |- | minutt | minute |- | modig | courageous, brave |- | mor | mother |- | mord | murder |- | morfar | maternal grandfather |- | morgen | morning |- | mormor | maternal grandmother |- | motta | receive |- | murer | mason |- | musiker | musician |- | m.v. (Latin) | See med videre |- | myndig | of age |- | møbelsnekker | furniture maker |- | møller | miller |- | | |- | nabo | neighbor |- | nadverd | Communion, sacrament |- | natt | night |- | navn | name |- | nedbrent | burned down |- | nei | no |- | neste | next, neighbor |- | neste år | next year |- | nevø | nephew |- | ni | nine |- | niende | ninth |- | niese | niece |- | nitten | nineteen |- | nittende | nineteenth |- | nitti | ninety |- | nittiende | ninetieth |- | noen | some, any |- | nord | north |- | november | November |- | nu, nå | now |- | nulevende | living |- | null | zero |- | nummer | number |- | ny | new |- | nyfødt | newborn |- | nylig | lately |- | nyttår | new year |- | nær | near, close |- | næringsvei | livelihood, trade |- | nå, nu | now |- | når | when, if, reach |- | | |- | odel | birthright or allodial ownership |- | ofte | often |- | og | and |- | oktober | October |- | oldebarn | great-grandchild |- | oldefar | great-grandfather |- | oldeforeldre | great-grandparents |- | oldemor | great-grandmother |- | om | if, about |- | omegn | neighboring places |- | omtrent | about, almost, nearly |- | omvendelse | conversion |- | onkel | uncle |- | onsdag | Wednesday |- | opp | up |- | oppe | above, upstairs |- | oppfostre | foster, to rear |- | oppholdsted | residence |- | opptegnelse | record |- | ordbok | dictionary |- | ordfører | mayor |- | oss | us |- | osv. | et cetera, and so on |- | over | over |- | overlevende | survivors |- | overtredelse | transgression |- | | |- | pagina (Latin) | page |- | pallask | sword |- | pantebok | mortgage record |- | parsell | plot of land, allotment |- | parykkmaker | wigmaker |- | penger | money |- | pensjon | pension |- | pensjonist | retired person |- | person | person |- | pest | plague |- | pike (pige) | girl, maid |- | pikebarn | female child |- | pikenavn | maiden name, girl’s name |- | pinse | Pentecost |- | pleiebarn | foster child |- | pleiedatter | foster daughter |- | pleiefar | foster father |- | pleieforeldre | foster parents |- | pleiemor | foster mother |- | pleiesønn | foster son |- | pottemaker | potter |- | preke | preach |- | prest | minister, priest |- | prestegjeld | clerical district |- | prestekontor | parish office |- | prins | prince |- | prinsesse | princess |- | på | on, at, upon |- | påske | Easter |- | | |- | register | index, register |- | regjering | government |- | regning | bill |- | regnskap | account |- | reise | travel |- | religion | religion |- | repslager | rope maker |- | rett | court (noun), correct |- | rettferdig | just, righteous |- | ridder | knight |- | rik | wealthy |- | riktig | correct |- | rundt | around |- | rytter | cavalryman |- | rådmann | councilman |- | | |- | sa | said, stated |- | sabbat | Sabbath |- | sakrament | sacrament |- | salig | deceased, holy, blessed |- | salmaker | saddler |- | samfunn | society |- | samleie | intercourse |- | samme | same |- | samme dag | the same day |- | sammen | together |- | sammesteds | in the same place |- | samtlige | all |- | samtykke | consent |- | sau | sheep |- | seg | oneself |- | seks | six |- | seksten | sixteen |- | sekstende | sixteenth |- | seksti | sixty |- | sekstiende | sixtieth |- | selv | self |- | selveier | owner, freeholder |- | selvmord | suicide |- | senere | later |- | seng | bed |- | sengeliggende | bedridden |- | separeret | separated |- | september | September |- | side | page, side |- | sidehus | side house |- | siden | since, later |- | sin, sitt, sine | his, hers, its |- | sinnsvak | insane, retarded |- | sinnsyk | mentally ill |- | siste | last, latter |- | siste olje | last rites |- | sjette | sixth |- | sju (syv) | seven |- | sjuende (syvende) | seventh |- | sjø | sea, lake |- | sjømann | sailor, seaman |- | skaberak | elaborate horse blanket |- | skal | shall, must |- | skarlagensfeber | scarlet fever |- | skatt | tax |- | skibsfører | ship’s captain |- | skifte | probate |- | skifteprotokoll | probate record book |- | skifteretten | probate court |- | skilsmisse | divorce |- | skilt | divorced |- | skiløper | infantry soldier on skis, skier |- | skjedde | happened |- | skjøte | deed (property) |- | skog | forest |- | skole | school |- | skomaker | shoemaker |- | skredder | tailor |- | skriver | scribe |- | skulle | should |- | slag | strike, blow, stroke |- | slakter | butcher |- | slekt | relatives, family, lineage |- | slektninger | relatives |- | slektsforskning | genealogy |- | slektshistorie | family history, lineage books |- | slektsvåpen | coat of arms |- | slå ihjel | kill |- | smed | smith |- | snart | soon |- | snekker | cabinetmaker, carpenter |- | sogn | parish |- | soldat | soldier |- | sorenskriver | magistrate, probate judge |- | sort | black |- | spebarn | infant, baby |- | spillemann | musician, fiddler |- | stabbur | storehouse on pillars |- | stamtavle | descendancy chart |- | stand | social position |- | stebarn | stepchild |- | stebror | stepbrother |- | sted | place |- | stedatter | stepdaughter |- | stefar | stepfather |- | steinhogger | stonecutter |- | stemor | stepmother |- | stesønn | stepson |- | stilling | status, position, office |- | stor | large |- | straff | punishment |- | straks | right away, immediately |- | stum | mute (can’t speak) |- | summa (Latin) | totals |- | summarisk | statistical, summary |- | svak | weak |- | svakhet | weakness |- | svart | black |- | svenn | journeyman |- | svensk | Swedish |- | Sverige | Sweden |- | svigerdatter | daughter-in-law |- | svigerfar | father-in-law |- | svigerinne | sister-in-law |- | svigermor | mother-in-law |- | svigersønn | son-in-law |- | svoger | brother-in-law |- | svulst | tumor |- | syd | south |- | sydlig | southern |- | syerske | seamstress |- | syk | sick |- | sykdom | disease |- | sypike | seamstress |- | sytten | seventeen |- | syttende | seventeenth |- | sytti | seventy |- | syttiende | seventieth |- | syv (sju) | seven |- | syvende (sjuende) | seventh |- | sølv | silver |- | søndag | Sunday |- | sønn | son |- | sønnedatter | son’s daughter |- | sønnesøn | son’s son |- | sør | south |- | søsken | siblings |- | søster | sister |- | søstersønn | sister’s son |- | så | saw (see), so, if so, sow (seed) |- | sådan | such |- | således | thus, in this or that |- | | |- | tak | roof |- | takk | thank you |- | takksigelse | thanksgiving |- | tall | number, count |- | tambur | drummer (soldier) |- | tante | aunt |- | testamente | last will |- | ti | ten |- | tid | time |- | tidlig | early |- | tidsperiode | period of time |- | tidsskrift | periodical |- | tiende | tenth, tithing |- | tigger | beggar |- | til | to, until, for |- | tillatelse | dispensation, permission |- | time | hour |- | tippoldefar | great-great-grandfather |- | tippoldemor | great-great-grandmother |- | tirsdag | Tuesday |- | tittel | title |- | tjene | serve, work |- | tjeneste | service |- | tjenestedreng | servant, employee, male |- | tjenestepige | servant, employee, female |- | tjue (tyve) | twenty |- | tjueannen | twenty-second |- | tjueen | twenty-one |- | tjuefem | twenty-five |- | tjuefire | twenty-four |- | tjuefjerde | twenty-fourth |- | tjueførste | twenty-first |- | tjuende (tyvende) | twentieth |- | tjueni(ende) | twenty-nine (twenty-ninth) |- | tjueseks | twenty-six |- | tjuesjette | twenty-sixth |- | tjuesju(ende) | twenty-seven(th) |- | tjuetemte | twenty-fifth |- | tjueto | twenty-two |- | tjuetre(dje) | twenty-three (twenty-third) |- | tjueåtte(nde) | twenty-eight (twenty-eighth) |- | to | two |- | tohundre | two hundred |- | tollbetjent | customs officer |- | tolv | twelve |- | tolvte | twelfth |- | torsdag | Thursday |- | tre | three |- | tredevte (trettiende) | thirtieth |- | tredje | third |- | tredve (tretti) | thirty |- | tretten(de) | thirteen (thirteenth) |- | trettien(de) | thirty-one (thirty-first) |- | trettiførste | thirty-first |- | trolovelse | engagement |- | trolovet | engaged |- | trosbekjennelse | creed |- | trossamfunn | religion |- | tuberkulose | consumption, tuberculosis |- | tukthus | prison |- | tusen(de) | thousand(th) |- | tvangsarbeide | hard labor, compulsory labor |- | tvilling | twin |- | tyfus | typhoid fever |- | tysk | German |- | Tyskland | Germany |- | tyv | thief |- | tyve (tjue) | twenty |- | tyvende (tjvende) | twentieth |- | tæring | tuberculosis |- | tømmermann | carpenter, framer, ship’s carpenter |- | tønne | barrel |- | | |- | udøpt | unbaptized |- | uekte | illegitimate |- | ugift | unmarried |- | uke | week |- | ukjent | unknown, foreign |- | ulovlig | illegal |- | ulykke | accident |- | umoralsk | immoral |- | umyndig | under legal age |- | under | under, below |- | underholde | support |- | underskrevne | the undersigned |- | underskrift | signature |- | undertegnet | signed |- | ung | young |- | ungkarl | bachelor |- | unntatt | except |- | uskyldig | innocent |- | ussel | miserable, poor |- | usømmelig | indecent |- | utdrag | extract |- | uten | without |- | utenfor | outside of |- | utfattog | destitute, penniless |- | utflyttning | moving out |- | utføre | perform, do |- | utgi | publish |- | uti | at, in |- | utlagt | named as, alleged |- | utlandet | foreign country |- | utukt | lechery, fornication |- | utvandre | emigrate |- | utvandrer | emigrant |- | utvandring | emigration |- | | |- | vaccinerede | vaccination |- | vaksinert | vaccination, vaccinated |- | vanfør | crippled, disabled |- | vanskapt | deformed, handicapped |- | var | was, were |- | vattersot | dropsy |- | ved | at, by |- | vedkommende | person concerned |- | ved siden av | next to |- | velstand | prosperity |- | venn | friend |- | venstre | left (side) |- | verge | guardian |- | verneplikt | military duty |- | vertshus | inn |- | vest | west |- | vever | weaver |- | vielse | marriage, wedding |- | vielsesattest | marriage certificate |- | viet | married |- | vitne | witness |- | vitnesbyrd | testimony |- | vogn | carriage, wagon, vehicle |- | vognmann | coachman |- | voldta | rape |- | værdig | worthy |- | være | be |- | vår | our |- | våren | in the spring |- | | |- | yngre | younger |- | yngst | youngest |- | yrke | profession |- | | |- | ærbødig | respectful |- | ære | honor |- | ærlig | honest |- | ættegransking | genealogy |- | | |- | øde | desolate, waste |- | ødelegge | destroy |- | ødemark | wasteland, wilderness |- | ønske | wish, desire, want |- | øre | ear |- | øst | east |- | øvre | upper |- | øy | island |- | øye, øie | eye |- | | |- | ånd | spirit |- | åndsvak | mentally deficient |- | år | year |- | århundre | century |- | årlig | annual, yearly |- | årsak | cause, reason |- | åsted | where event took place (place of event) |- | åtte | eight |- | åttende | eighth |- | åtti | eighty |- | åttiede | eightieth |- | |}