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