Danish to English Genealogical Word List
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A
| 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
| 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) |
C
| 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 |
D
| 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 |