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| efter||after | |||
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| efter hans salig||after his death | |||
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| efterkommer||descendant | |||
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| efterladte||survivors, remaining | |||
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| efterlevende||surviving | |||
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| eftermiddag||afternoon | |||
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| efternavn||surname, last name | |||
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| egen||own | |||
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| egentlige||actual | |||
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| ej||not | |||
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| eje||to own | |||
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| ejendom||property, real estate | |||
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| ejusdem (Latin)||the same | |||
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| eller||or, or else | |||
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| elleve||11 | |||
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| ellevte||11th | |||
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| embede||public office | |||
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| embedsmand||public official | |||
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| emigrant||emigrant | |||
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| emigrere||emigrate | |||
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| en og tredive||31 | |||
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| en og tredivte||31st | |||
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| en og tyve||21 | |||
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| en og tyvende||21st | |||
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| endnu||yet, still | |||
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| enebarn||only child | |||
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| enhver||each | |||
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| enk. = enke, enkekone||widow | |||
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| enkem. = enkemand||widower | |||
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| eodem, eodem die (Latin)||the same, on the same day | |||
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| epilepsy||epilepsy | |||
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| er||is, are | |||
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| erhverv||livelihood | |||
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| erhvervsted||work place | |||
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| et, en||a, one, someone, somebody | |||
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| etage||story, floor | |||
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| fabrik ||factory | |||
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| fabriksarbejder||factory worker | |||
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| fadder ||godfather, godmother, sponsor | |||
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| fader, far||father | |||
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| falde, faldt||to fall, be killed in war | |||
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| familie||family | |||
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| fange||prisoner | |||
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| far||father | |||
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| farbroder||uncle, father’s brother | |||
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| farfader||paternal grandfather | |||
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| farfar||father\'s father | |||
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| farmoder||father\'s mother | |||
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| farmor||father\'s mother | |||
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| farver||dyer | |||
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| faster||aunt, father’s sister | |||
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| fattig||poor, indigent | |||
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| fattiglem||pauper | |||
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| feber||fever | |||
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| Februar ||February | |||
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| fem||5 | |||
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| fem og tyve||25 | |||
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| fem og tyvende||25th | |||
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| femte||5th | |||
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| femten ||15 | |||
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| femtende||15th | |||
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| feria (Latin)||day, holiday | |||
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| festum (Latin)||feast, festival, wedding | |||
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| findested||finding place | |||
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| fire||4 | |||
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| fire og tyve||24 | |||
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| fire og tyvende||24th | |||
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| firs||80 | |||
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| firsindstyvende||80th | |||
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| fiskehandler||fishdealer | |||
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| fisker||fisherman | |||
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| fjerde||4th | |||
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| fjorten||14 | |||
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| fjortende ||14th | |||
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| flere||several, more | |||
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| flittig||hardworking | |||
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| flod||river | |||
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| flygte||run away | |||
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| flytte||move | |||
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| fod||foot | |||
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| foged||sheriff | |||
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| folio||double page | |||
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| folk||people | |||
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| folketallet||the population | |||
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| folketælling||census | |||
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| for||for, at, before, by | |||
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| for endelig skifte og deling||for final probate and distribution | |||
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| forblinde||blind | |||
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| forblødning||bleeding to death | |||
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| forbryder||criminal | |||
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| forbrænde||burn | |||
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| forbyde, forbuden||against, ban, prohibit | |||
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| fordrukken||drunken | |||
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| forening||union | |||
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| forespurgt||inquired | |||
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| forevist||shown, exhibit | |||
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| forfatterens navn||the writers name | |||
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| forfædre||ancestors | |||
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| forhandler||dealer | |||
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| forhenværende||former, formerly | |||
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| forhus||house in front, often the main or owner’s house | |||
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| forklaring||explanation | |||
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| forlade||leave | |||
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| forlovelse||engagement | |||
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| forlover||he that gives the bride away, best man | |||
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| forloverne||sponsors, bondsmen at marriage | |||
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| forlovet||engaged (to be married) | |||
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| formiddag||morning | |||
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| formynder||guardian | |||
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| fornavn||first name | |||
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| fornødne||requisite, necessary, needful | |||
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| forpagter||lessee, tenant | |||
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| forretning||business | |||
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| forrige||former | |||
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| forstand||intellect, mind | |||
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| forstoppelse||constipation | |||
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| forsørges af||is supported by | |||
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| fortælle||tell | |||
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| forvalter||manager | |||
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| forældre||parents | |||
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| forældreløs||orphan | |||
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| forældrene||the parents | |||
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| fosterbarn||foster child | |||
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| fosterbørn||foster children | |||
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| fosterdatter||foster daughter | |||
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| fostersøn||foster son | |||
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| fourer||quartermaster sergeant | |||
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| fra||from,off, since | |||
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| fraflytte||leave, move from | |||
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| fraskilt||divorced | |||
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| fraværende||absent | |||
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| Fredag ||Friday | |||
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| fredsdommer||justice of the peace | |||
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| frembragt||carried forth | |||
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| fremstille||present | |||
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| frille||mistress, concubine | |||
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| frimand||freeholder | |||
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| fripas||deferment (passed by) | |||
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| frisør||hairdresser | |||
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| frue||mrs., wife, lady, not a peasant women | |||
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| fruen||the wife, the lady | |||
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| fruentimmer||unmarried mother | |||
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| frugtsommelig||pregnant | |||
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| frøken||miss., not a peasant woman | |||
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| fulde||full, complete | |||
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| fuldmægtig||head clerk (with power of attorney) | |||
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| fyldt||attained (age) | |||
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| fyr||young man, fellow, fire | |||
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| fyrmester||lighthouse keeper | |||
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| fyrre||40 | |||
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| fyrretyvende||40th | |||
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| fælles||common, joint | |||
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| fængsel||prison | |||
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| fæstebonde||copyholder, leaseholder, farmer | |||
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| fæstegaardmand||copy holder, leaseholder, farmer | |||
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| fæstehusmand||copyholder, small holder | |||
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| fæster||person who is leasing | |||
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| fætter||cousin (male) | |||
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| fødested||birthplace | |||
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| fødsel||birth | |||
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| fødselsdagen||the birthday | |||
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| født ||born | |||
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| før||before | |||
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| første||first | |||
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| første gang gift||in first marriage | |||
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| faar||sheep | |||
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| faarehyrde||shepherd | |||
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| gade||street | |||
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| galskab||insanity, madness | |||
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| gammel, gl.||old, aged | |||
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| garde||guard | |||
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| gartner||gardener | |||
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| garver||tanner | |||
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| gejstlig||ecclesiastical | |||
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| genealogi||genealogy | |||
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| gennem||through | |||
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| geografisk leksikon||gazetteer | |||
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| gesandt||minister, envoy | |||
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| gevær soldat||rifle soldier | |||
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| gift, givt||married | |||
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| gigt||rheumatism | |||
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| gjørtlemager||brazier, castings maker | |||
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| glarmester||glazier | |||
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| god||good | |||
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| godsejer||estate owner | |||
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| gratis||free | |||
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| grav||grave | |||
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| graver||sexton | |||
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| graverkarl||grave digger | |||
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| gravida (Latin)||pregnant | |||
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| gravør||engraver | |||
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| gren||branch | |||
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| grenader||infantryman | |||
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| greve||count (nobility) | |||
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| grevinde||countess | |||
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| gris||pig | |||
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| grosserer||merchant | |||
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| grovsmed||blacksmith | |||
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| grubearbejder||miner | |||
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| grund||ground, reason | |||
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| grønthandler||greengrocer | |||
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| gudfader||godfather | |||
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| gudmoder||godmother | |||
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| gulsot||jaundice | |||
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| gyldig||current, valid | |||
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| gældsfængsel||debtors prison | |||
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| gæstgiver||innkeeper | |||
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| gørtler||brazier | |||
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| gaa||go (walk) | |||
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| gaar i dagleje||hired on a daily basis | |||
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| gaar ud ||walk out | |||
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| gaard||farm | |||
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| gaardbeboer||people living on a farm | |||
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| gaardbrug||farm | |||
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| gaardbruger||farmer | |||
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| gaarde||farms, homes | |||
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| gaardejer||farm owner | |||
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| gaardfæster||copyholder, tenant | |||
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| gaardmand||farmer, owner, independant | |||
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| h.||often abrev. for hustru (wife) | |||
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| halshugget||decapitated | |||
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| halv||half | |||
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| halvfems||90 | |||
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| halvfemsindstyvende||90th | |||
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| halvfjerds||70 | |||
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| halvfjerdsindstyvende||70th | |||
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| halvtreds||50 | |||
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| halvtredsindstyvende||50th | |||
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| han, ham, hans||he, him, his | |||
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| handelsmand||merchant, trader, salesman | |||
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| handler||merchant, trader | |||
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| handskemager||glove maker | |||
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| hans||his | |||
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| har||has, have | |||
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| hattemager||hatmaker | |||
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| havde||had | |||
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| havn||harbor, port | |||
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| hedder||named, is | |||
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| heks||witch | |||
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| heller||neither | |||
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| hellig||holy, sacred | |||
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| hende, hendes||her, hers | |||
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| hensat||set aside, begravet | |||
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| her||here | |||
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| herom||about this | |||
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| herred||judicial district | |||
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| herremand||lord of the manor | |||
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| herskabskusk||coachman | |||
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| herskerinde||mistress | |||
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| hest||horse | |||
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| hestehandler||horse dealer | |||
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| hindring||obstacle, hindrance | |||
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| hittebarn||foundling (an abandoned infant) | |||
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| hjem||home | |||
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| hjemme, hiemme||at home | |||
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| hjemmedøbt, hiemmedøbt||baptized at home | |||
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| hjerte||heart | |||
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| hjertefejl||heart disease | |||
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| hjul||wheel | |||
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| hjulmand||wheelwright | |||
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| holde||hold, stop, keep | |||
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| hor||adultery | |||
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| hos||with, at, in | |||
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| hospital||hospital | |||
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| hospitalslem||hospital patient, welfare recipient | |||
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| hoste||cough | |||
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| hovedbogholder ||chief accountant | |||
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| hovedgaard||manor | |||
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| hovedliste||main list | |||
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| hovedperson||head of house | |||
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| hovedrulle||complete list of military recruits | |||
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| hovmester||butler | |||
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| hr.||mr. | |||
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| hugaf||old soldier | |||
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| hugger||sculptor | |||
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| hun, hende, hendes||she, her, hers | |||
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| hundred||100 | |||
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| hundrede ||100th | |||
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| hus (huus)||house | |||
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| husar, hussar||cavalryman | |||
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| husbonde||husband, head of house | |||
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| husejer||owner of house | |||
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| husfader||head of the household | |||
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| husfolk||small farmers, about a couple | |||
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| husholderske||housekeeper | |||
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| husmand||cottager, small farmer | |||
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| husmand med Jord||cottager with land | |||
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| husmoder, huusmoder||wife, homemaker | |||
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| husstand||household | |||
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| hustru||wife | |||
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| husfader||head of house | |||
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| hvad||what | |||
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| hvalfanger||whaler | |||
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| hvem||whom | |||
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| hver||every | |||
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| hvid||white | |||
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| hvilken||which | |||
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| hvis||if, whose | |||
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| hvor||where | |||
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| hvornaar||when | |||
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| hvorvidt||whether | |||
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| hyrde||herdsman, shepherd | |||
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| hængt sig||hanged him/her self | |||
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| høj||tall, high, hill | |||
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| højre||right | |||
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| højædle og velbaarne||noble and welborn | |||
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| høker||small shop keeper, grocer | |||
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| haandsarbejdere||manual workers | |||
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| haandtering||occupation | |||
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| haandværk||trade, handicraft | |||
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A[edit | edit source]
Danish | English |
aa | see å |
aaben | open |
aandsvag | mentally deficient |
aar | year |
aar gammel, aar gl. | year old |
aaret | the year |
aarlig | yearly, annual |
aarsag | cause |
aarti | decade |
A.D.(Latin) | year of the Lord |
ablutus est (Latin) | he was baptized |
abort | miscarriage |
a (ab) (Latin) | from, by |
abscessus (Latin) | death |
absolvere | to give absolution |
abstersus (Latin) | baptized |
addresse | address |
adel | nobility |
adelig | noble |
adelsmand | nobleman |
adjudant | adjutant |
advokat, sagfører | lawyer, attorney |
aetas (aetatis) (Latin) | age |
af | of, at, by, from |
af første (lste) ægteskab | of first marriage |
af sognet | of the parish |
afdeling | part, division, portion |
afdød | deceased |
afgangne | departed |
afgangsliste | moving-out record |
afgift | rent, duty, monetary fee |
afkom | offspring |
afsked | leave, resignation, departure |
afstraffe | punish |
afstaa, afstige | resign, give up |
aftægt | provide support |
aftægtsfolk | retired people |
aftægtskone | retired woman |
aftægtsmand | retired man |
alder | age |
alderdomssvaghed | weakness from old age |
aldrig | never |
alle | all |
alle felter | all fields |
almindelig | common |
almisse | alms, welfare |
almisselem | pauper, welfare recipient |
alt | all |
altid | always |
altsaa | consequently, accordingly, therefore, so |
amt | county |
amtet | the county |
amtmand | chief county administrator |
anden | 2nd |
anden gang | second time |
andre | others |
anetavle | pedigree |
anfald | seizures |
anført | entered, mentioned, placed |
ankomst | arrival |
anmode | request |
anmærkninger | remark, notice, note |
anno (Latin) | in the year (of) |
anno domini (Latin) | in the year of (our) Lord |
annus (Latin) | year |
antal | number, count |
April | April |
arbejder | worker |
arbejdsmand | worker, laborer |
arkiv | archive |
arme\' | army |
arv | inheritance |
arve | inherit |
arvinger | heirs |
at | that, at, |
atten | 18 |
attende | 18th |
attest | certificate |
August | August |
af = av | of, at, by, from |
B[edit | edit source]
Danish | English |
baade | both |
bager | baker |
band | excommunication |
baptisatus (Latin) | baptized |
bar | carried |
bar barnet | held child at font |
barn, børn | child, children |
barndom | childhood |
barnebarn | grandchild |
barnedaab | child’s baptism |
barnefader | the child-'s father |
barneløs | childless |
barsel | birth |
barselseng | birthing bed |
bd.(bind) | volume |
beboer | occupant, resident |
bedstefader | grandfather |
bedstemoder | grandmother |
befandtes | was found |
befolkning | population, inhabitants |
begge | both |
begravelse | burial |
begrv. = begravet | buried |
begynder | begin |
behersker | ruler, lord, master |
behørig | proper, due |
bekræfter | confirm |
bemærkning | remark |
ben | leg,bone, limb |
besidder | owner |
beskrive | describe |
bestefar | grandfather |
bestemoder | grandmother |
bestemor | grandmother |
bestilling | occupation |
betalt for | paid for |
betjent | policeman |
betler, tigger | beggar |
bevise | prove, demonstrate |
beværter | innkeeper |
bibliotek | library |
bind | volume |
biografi | biography |
birk | court district |
bispedømme | diocese |
blikkenslager | tinsmith |
blind | blind |
blive, blev, blef | become, became |
blod | blood |
blodgang | dysentery |
bo | to live at, home |
boede | lived |
boelsmand | farmer, resides at |
bog | book |
boghandler | bookseller |
bogholder | bookkeeper, accountant |
bolig | residence, house |
bonde | farmer |
bopæl | residence, home, domicile |
bor | live |
borger | citizen |
borgerskab | citizenship |
borgmester | mayor |
brev | letter, correspondence |
broder | brother |
broderdatter | brother’s daughter |
brodersøn | brother’s son |
bror | brother |
brudefolk | couple being married |
bruden | the bride |
brudgommen | the bridegroom |
brygmester | brewer |
bryllup | marriage ceremony |
brændehugger | woodcutter |
brændevinsbrænder | distiller of spirits |
brødre | brothers |
by | city, town, village |
byen | the town, city, village |
bygge | build |
bygmester | builder |
byld | abscess |
bære, bar, baaret | carry, carried |
bødker | cooper |
børn | children |
børn af første ægteskab | children of first marriage |
børnebørn | grandchildren |
børnene | the children |
børstenbinder | brush-maker |
bøssemager | gunsmith |
baad | boat, ship |
baadebygger | shipbuilder |
baadsmand | boatswain, bosun |
baaret | carried |
baaret til daaben | carried to the christening (font) |
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Danish | English |
christened, xtened | baptized |
circa (Latin) | about, around, round about |
commune | municipality (community) |
communionsbog | communion book |
confirmeret | confirmed |
conjugatus (Latin) | married |
coppeattest, koppeattest | vaccination certificate, smallpox |
copulati sunt (Latin) | they were married, joined |
copulationis (Latin) | of marriage |
copulerede | married |
copuleret | married |
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Danish | English |
dag, dage | day, days |
dagleje | day work |
daglejer | day worker |
dal | valley |
Danmark | Denmark |
dansk | danish |
dato | date |
datter | daughter |
datterdatter | daughter’s daughter |
dattersøn | daughter’s son |
datum (Latin) | date, given |
de | they, those, the |
December | December |
defunctus est (Latin) | he died |
degn | parish clerk, deacon |
degnen | the parish clerk, deacon |
del | part |
del af samling | part of collection |
deling | distribution |
dem | them |
den, det | the, it, that |
denne | this |
denunciatio (Latin) | publication of marriage, banns |
der | those, who, which, that |
deres | theirs, yours |
derfor | therefore |
det | it, that, the |
det vil sige | that is (to say), (in other words) |
dette | this |
dies (diei) (Latin) | day |
difteritis | diphtheria |
din, dit | your, yours |
disse | these |
ditto | ditto, the same |
dom | abrev. dominica |
dommer | judge |
domhus | court, law-courts, house |
dominica | the Lords day, Sunday, sabbath |
domkirke | cathedral |
dr.(dreng) | abreviation for dreng (boy) |
drager | porter, carrier |
dragon | a dragoon (a member of a military unit composed of heavily armed mounted troops) |
dranker | drunkard |
dreier, drejer | turner-lathe, lathe operator, turner |
dreier-keramisk | thrower-ceramic |
dreng | boy |
drengebarn | male child |
drengen | the boy |
dronning | queen |
druknet | drowned |
dysenteri | dysentery |
døbt | christened, baptized |
død | dead, deceased |
døde | deceased, died |
døden | the death |
dødfødt | stillborn |
dødsattest | certificate of death |
dødsdag | day of death |
dødsfald | death |
dødsaarsag | cause of death |
døtre | daughters |
døv | deaf |
døvstum | deaf and dumb |
daab | christening, baptism |
daaben | the christening |
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Danish | English |
efter | after |
efter hans salig | after his death |
efterkommer | descendant |
efterladte | survivors, remaining |
efterlevende | surviving |
eftermiddag | afternoon |
efternavn | surname, last name |
egen | own |
egentlige | actual |
ej | not |
eje | to own |
ejendom | property, real estate |
ejusdem (Latin) | the same |
eller | or, or else |
elleve | 11 |
ellevte | 11th |
embede | public office |
embedsmand | public official |
emigrant | emigrant |
emigrere | emigrate |
en og tredive | 31 |
en og tredivte | 31st |
en og tyve | 21 |
en og tyvende | 21st |
endnu | yet, still |
enebarn | only child |
enhver | each |
enk. = enke, enkekone | widow |
enkem. = enkemand | widower |
eodem, eodem die (Latin) | the same, on the same day |
epilepsy | epilepsy |
er | is, are |
erhverv | livelihood |
erhvervsted | work place |
et, en | a, one, someone, somebody |
etage | story, floor |
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Danish | English |
fabrik | factory |
fabriksarbejder | factory worker |
fadder | godfather, godmother, sponsor |
fader, far | father |
falde, faldt | to fall, be killed in war |
familie | family |
fange | prisoner |
far | father |
farbroder | uncle, father’s brother |
farfader | paternal grandfather |
farfar | father\'s father |
farmoder | father\'s mother |
farmor | father\'s mother |
farver | dyer |
faster | aunt, father’s sister |
fattig | poor, indigent |
fattiglem | pauper |
feber | fever |
Februar | February |
fem | 5 |
fem og tyve | 25 |
fem og tyvende | 25th |
femte | 5th |
femten | 15 |
femtende | 15th |
feria (Latin) | day, holiday |
festum (Latin) | feast, festival, wedding |
findested | finding place |
fire | 4 |
fire og tyve | 24 |
fire og tyvende | 24th |
firs | 80 |
firsindstyvende | 80th |
fiskehandler | fishdealer |
fisker | fisherman |
fjerde | 4th |
fjorten | 14 |
fjortende | 14th |
flere | several, more |
flittig | hardworking |
flod | river |
flygte | run away |
flytte | move |
fod | foot |
foged | sheriff |
folio | double page |
folk | people |
folketallet | the population |
folketælling | census |
for | for, at, before, by |
for endelig skifte og deling | for final probate and distribution |
forblinde | blind |
forblødning | bleeding to death |
forbryder | criminal |
forbrænde | burn |
forbyde, forbuden | against, ban, prohibit |
fordrukken | drunken |
forening | union |
forespurgt | inquired |
forevist | shown, exhibit |
forfatterens navn | the writers name |
forfædre | ancestors |
forhandler | dealer |
forhenværende | former, formerly |
forhus | house in front, often the main or owner’s house |
forklaring | explanation |
forlade | leave |
forlovelse | engagement |
forlover | he that gives the bride away, best man |
forloverne | sponsors, bondsmen at marriage |
forlovet | engaged (to be married) |
formiddag | morning |
formynder | guardian |
fornavn | first name |
fornødne | requisite, necessary, needful |
forpagter | lessee, tenant |
forretning | business |
forrige | former |
forstand | intellect, mind |
forstoppelse | constipation |
forsørges af | is supported by |
fortælle | tell |
forvalter | manager |
forældre | parents |
forældreløs | orphan |
forældrene | the parents |
fosterbarn | foster child |
fosterbørn | foster children |
fosterdatter | foster daughter |
fostersøn | foster son |
fourer | quartermaster sergeant |
fra | from,off, since |
fraflytte | leave, move from |
fraskilt | divorced |
fraværende | absent |
Fredag | Friday |
fredsdommer | justice of the peace |
frembragt | carried forth |
fremstille | present |
frille | mistress, concubine |
frimand | freeholder |
fripas | deferment (passed by) |
frisør | hairdresser |
frue | mrs., wife, lady, not a peasant women |
fruen | the wife, the lady |
fruentimmer | unmarried mother |
frugtsommelig | pregnant |
frøken | miss., not a peasant woman |
fulde | full, complete |
fuldmægtig | head clerk (with power of attorney) |
fyldt | attained (age) |
fyr | young man, fellow, fire |
fyrmester | lighthouse keeper |
fyrre | 40 |
fyrretyvende | 40th |
fælles | common, joint |
fængsel | prison |
fæstebonde | copyholder, leaseholder, farmer |
fæstegaardmand | copy holder, leaseholder, farmer |
fæstehusmand | copyholder, small holder |
fæster | person who is leasing |
fætter | cousin (male) |
fødested | birthplace |
fødsel | birth |
fødselsdagen | the birthday |
født | born |
før | before |
første | first |
første gang gift | in first marriage |
faar | sheep |
faarehyrde | shepherd |
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Danish | English |
gade | street |
galskab | insanity, madness |
gammel, gl. | old, aged |
garde | guard |
gartner | gardener |
garver | tanner |
gejstlig | ecclesiastical |
genealogi | genealogy |
gennem | through |
geografisk leksikon | gazetteer |
gesandt | minister, envoy |
gevær soldat | rifle soldier |
gift, givt | married |
gigt | rheumatism |
gjørtlemager | brazier, castings maker |
glarmester | glazier |
god | good |
godsejer | estate owner |
gratis | free |
grav | grave |
graver | sexton |
graverkarl | grave digger |
gravida (Latin) | pregnant |
gravør | engraver |
gren | branch |
grenader | infantryman |
greve | count (nobility) |
grevinde | countess |
gris | pig |
grosserer | merchant |
grovsmed | blacksmith |
grubearbejder | miner |
grund | ground, reason |
grønthandler | greengrocer |
gudfader | godfather |
gudmoder | godmother |
gulsot | jaundice |
gyldig | current, valid |
gældsfængsel | debtors prison |
gæstgiver | innkeeper |
gørtler | brazier |
gaa | go (walk) |
gaar i dagleje | hired on a daily basis |
gaar ud | walk out |
gaard | farm |
gaardbeboer | people living on a farm |
gaardbrug | farm |
gaardbruger | farmer |
gaarde | farms, homes |
gaardejer | farm owner |
gaardfæster | copyholder, tenant |
gaardmand | farmer, owner, independant |
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h. | often abrev. for hustru (wife) |
halshugget | decapitated |
halv | half |
halvfems | 90 |
halvfemsindstyvende | 90th |
halvfjerds | 70 |
halvfjerdsindstyvende | 70th |
halvtreds | 50 |
halvtredsindstyvende | 50th |
han, ham, hans | he, him, his |
handelsmand | merchant, trader, salesman |
handler | merchant, trader |
handskemager | glove maker |
hans | his |
har | has, have |
hattemager | hatmaker |
havde | had |
havn | harbor, port |
hedder | named, is |
heks | witch |
heller | neither |
hellig | holy, sacred |
hende, hendes | her, hers |
hensat | set aside, begravet |
her | here |
herom | about this |
herred | judicial district |
herremand | lord of the manor |
herskabskusk | coachman |
herskerinde | mistress |
hest | horse |
hestehandler | horse dealer |
hindring | obstacle, hindrance |
hittebarn | foundling (an abandoned infant) |
hjem | home |
hjemme, hiemme | at home |
hjemmedøbt, hiemmedøbt | baptized at home |
hjerte | heart |
hjertefejl | heart disease |
hjul | wheel |
hjulmand | wheelwright |
holde | hold, stop, keep |
hor | adultery |
hos | with, at, in |
hospital | hospital |
hospitalslem | hospital patient, welfare recipient |
hoste | cough |
hovedbogholder | chief accountant |
hovedgaard | manor |
hovedliste | main list |
hovedperson | head of house |
hovedrulle | complete list of military recruits |
hovmester | butler |
hr. | mr. |
hugaf | old soldier |
hugger | sculptor |
hun, hende, hendes | she, her, hers |
hundred | 100 |
hundrede | 100th |
hus (huus) | house |
husar, hussar | cavalryman |
husbonde | husband, head of house |
husejer | owner of house |
husfader | head of the household |
husfolk | small farmers, about a couple |
husholderske | housekeeper |
husmand | cottager, small farmer |
husmand med Jord | cottager with land |
husmoder, huusmoder | wife, homemaker |
husstand | household |
hustru | wife |
husfader | head of house |
hvad | what |
hvalfanger | whaler |
hvem | whom |
hver | every |
hvid | white |
hvilken | which |
hvis | if, whose |
hvor | where |
hvornaar | when |
hvorvidt | whether |
hyrde | herdsman, shepherd |
hængt sig | hanged him/her self |
høj | tall, high, hill |
højre | right |
højædle og velbaarne | noble and welborn |
høker | small shop keeper, grocer |
haandsarbejdere | manual workers |
haandtering | occupation |
haandværk | trade, handicraft |