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SPELLING
Spelling was not standardized when most early
records were made. The following spelling variations are common:
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aa |
used for |
å |
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j |
used for |
gj |
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b |
used for |
p |
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ld |
used for |
ll |
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c |
used for |
k |
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nd |
used for |
nn |
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d |
used for |
t |
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q |
used for |
k |
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e |
used for |
æ |
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u |
used for |
v |
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f |
used for |
v |
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w |
used for |
v |
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g |
used for |
k |
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x |
used for |
ks |
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i |
used for |
j |
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ch |
used for |
k |
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tj |
used for |
kj |
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hj |
used for |
j |
SPECIAL
CHARACTERS
Ever wonder how they get those cute special characters that you
don't see on the keyboard? Well, here's the secret!
IBM
USERS:
Put the NUM lock on and hold
down the Alt Key and type the numbers on the Number Pad:
Alt 0216 = Ø
Alt 0229 = å Alt 0214 = Ö
Alt 0246 = ö Alt 0197 = Å Alt 0248 = ø
Alt 0198 = Æ Alt 0230 = æ
MAC
USERS:
å = Alt/Option Key and
a
æ = Alt/Option Key and apostrophe
ø = Alt/Option Key and o
Ø = Alt/Option Key and O with caps lock down
Å = Alt/Option Key and A with caps lock down
œ = Alt/Option Key and q
NAMING PATTERNS
The traditional
Norwegian naming practice is to use patronyms. If
a man called Hans Andersen had a son called Anders, he would be
called Anders Hansen. A daughter named Brita would be called Brita
Hansdatter, often written Hansdtr. or Hansdt. or even Hansd. Very
often a child would get her or his first name from one of the
grandparents. But this is by far a general rule.
During the last
decades of the 19th Century the patronym practice was abandoned. The
grandson of Ole Johannessen may call himself Ole Johannessen in the
first part of his life, because he was the son of Johannes Olsen. If
he stilled lived at the Os farm he could then start calling himself
Ole Os, abandoning the partronym and adopting the addresses as the
name. The name of the farm became a family name. If he had moved to
Bergen he may start calling himself Ole Olsen, because his father
had Olsen as his last name, or at least his son would call himself
not Olsen as the last name, but Johannessen as his father. The
partronym changed into a family name. The daughters would call
themselves Johannessen, not Johannesdtr..
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NORWEGIAN GENEALOGICAL WORD LIST |
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absolvere |
to give absolution |
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adel |
nobility |
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adelig |
noble |
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adelsmann |
nobleman |
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adoptert |
adopted |
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adresse |
address |
|
aften |
evening |
|
alder |
age |
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alderdomssvakhet |
weakness of old age |
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aldri |
never |
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alle |
all |
|
alltid |
always |
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almisse |
charity |
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almisselem |
indigent, poor |
|
altergang |
Communion |
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amt |
county |
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amtmann |
chief county administrator |
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andre |
others, other, next |
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anetavle |
pedigree chart |
|
anfall |
seizure, attack |
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anførte |
entered, mentioned |
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ankomst |
arrival |
|
anmerkning |
remark, notice, note |
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annen, annet |
second, another |
|
annen gang |
second time |
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anno
(Latin) |
year |
|
annonsere |
publish, announce |
|
antall |
number, count |
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april |
April |
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arbeider |
laborer |
|
arkiv |
archive |
|
arv |
inheritance |
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arvelodd |
share of inheritance |
|
arving |
heir |
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astma |
asthma |
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at |
that |
|
atten |
eighteen |
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attende |
eighteenth |
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attest |
certificate |
|
august |
August |
|
av |
of, at, by, from |
|
avdeling |
part, division |
|
avdød |
deceased |
|
avgangen |
departed |
|
avgift |
duty (monetary), fee |
|
avkom |
offspring, issue |
|
avtale |
agreement |
|
bakbygning |
back building |
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baker |
baker |
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bakke |
hill |
|
bannlyse |
excommunicate |
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baptist |
Baptist |
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bar |
carried |
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bar barnet |
held child (at baptism font) |
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bare |
only |
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barn |
child |
|
barna |
children |
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barndom |
childhood |
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barnebarn |
grandchild |
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barnedåp |
child baptism |
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barnefar |
child’s father |
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barnløs |
childless |
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barsel |
birth |
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barselfeber |
childbed fever |
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barselseng |
birthing bed |
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be |
pray, request |
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beboer |
occupant, resident |
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bededag |
prayer day |
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bedrive hor |
commit adultery |
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befolkning |
population, people |
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begge |
both |
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begivenhet |
event, occurrence |
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begravelse |
funeral, burial |
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begravet |
buried |
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behandle |
handle, treat, manage |
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bemerkning |
remark |
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ben |
leg, bone |
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benekte |
deny |
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benåde |
pardon |
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beruset |
drunk |
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besetning |
livestock, crew |
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beskrivelse |
description |
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beslektet |
related |
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bestefar |
grandfather |
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besteforeldre |
grandparents |
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bestemor |
grandmother |
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besvangre |
impregnate, get with child |
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betale |
pay |
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betler |
beggar |
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bevilge |
grant |
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bevis |
proof |
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bibliotek |
library |
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bind |
volume (book) |
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biografi |
biography |
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biskop |
bishop |
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bispedømme |
diocese |
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bli |
become |
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blikkenslager |
tinsmith |
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blind |
blind |
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blod |
blood |
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blodgang |
dysentery |
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blodskam |
incest |
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blodsott |
abnormal blood loss during illness |
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bo |
to live at |
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bodde |
lived |
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bok |
book |
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bokhandler |
bookseller |
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bokholder, bokfører |
bookkeeper |
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bokstav |
letter, character |
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bolig |
residence, house |
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bonde |
farmer |
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bopel |
residence, domicile |
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borger |
citizen |
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borgermester |
mayor |
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borgerskap |
citizenship |
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bot |
fine, penalty |
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brann |
fire |
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brennevinsbrenner |
distiller of spirits |
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brev |
letter (correspondence) |
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bro |
bridge |
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bror |
brother |
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brordatter |
brother’s daughter |
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brorsønn |
brother’s son |
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brud |
bride |
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brudgom |
bridegroom |
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bruk |
farm, use |
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brygger |
brewer |
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bryllup |
wedding |
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budeie |
milkmaid |
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buskap |
livestock, crew |
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by |
town, city |
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bygd |
small country community, village |
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bygdebok |
rural chronicles |
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bygsel |
lease |
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byll |
abscess |
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byllepest |
plague (bubonic) |
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bære |
carry |
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bøkker |
cooper, barrel maker |
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både |
both, either |
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båret |
carried |
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båt |
boat, ship |
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båtbygger |
shipbuilder |
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båtsmann |
boatswain, bosun |
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cirka |
approximately |
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communion |
Communion |
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confirmerede |
confirmed |
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copulerede |
marriage |
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dag |
day |
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dagen før |
the previous day |
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dagsarbeider |
day laborer |
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dal |
valley |
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Danmark |
Denmark |
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dannekvinde |
gentlewoman |
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dannemand |
gentleman |
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dansk |
Danish |
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dato |
date (noun) |
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datter |
daughter |
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datterdatter |
daughter’s daughter |
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dattersønn |
daughter’s son |
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datum
(Latin) |
date |
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dele |
to divide, to share |
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dem |
them, they |
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den |
the, it, that |
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denne |
this |
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der |
there |
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deres |
their |
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derfor |
therefore |
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desember |
December |
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det |
it, that, the |
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difteri |
diphtheria |
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din |
your |
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disse |
these |
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diverse |
various |
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dokument |
document |
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domkirke |
cathedral |
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dommer |
judge |
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dragon |
dragoon, light cavalryman |
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dreng |
boy |
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drengebarn |
male child |
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drepe |
kill |
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dronning |
queen |
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druknet |
drowned |
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dydig |
virtuous |
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dø |
to die |
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døbt(e) |
christening |
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død |
dead, death |
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døde |
died, death |
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dødfødt |
stillborn |
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dødsfall |
death |
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døgn |
24-hour period of time |
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døpt |
baptized, christened |
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døtre |
daughters |
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døv |
deaf |
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døvstum |
deaf and dumb |
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dåp |
baptism |
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dåpsattest |
certificate of baptism |
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dåpsdag |
day of baptism |
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efter |
after |
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efterkommer |
descendant |
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efterlatte |
surviving, survivors |
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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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egentlig |
actual |
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egteviede |
marriage |
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eie, eje |
to own |
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eiendom |
property, real estate |
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ekte |
legitimate, to marry |
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ektefelle |
spouse |
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ektemann |
husband |
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ektepar |
married couple |
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ekteskap |
marriage |
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ekteskapelig |
marital, conjugal |
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ekteviet |
married |
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eldre |
older |
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eldst |
oldest, eldest |
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elev |
student |
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eller |
or, or else |
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elleve |
eleven |
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ellevte |
eleventh |
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elv |
river, stream |
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embete |
public office |
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embetsmann |
public official |
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emigrant |
emigrant |
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emigrere |
emigrate |
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en, et |
a, one |
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enebarn |
only child |
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engelsk |
English |
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England |
England |
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enhver |
each |
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enke |
widow |
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enkemann |
widower |
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enkestand |
widowed |
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ennu |
yet, still |
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epilepsi |
epilepsy |
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er |
is, are |
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erhverv |
livelihood |
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erkjenne |
acknowledge |
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et |
a, one |
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etasje |
floor, story |
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etc.
(Latin) |
et cetera, and so on |
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etternavn |
surname, last |
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evne |
intelligence |
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fabrikk |
factory |
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faddere |
christening witnesses, godparents |
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fallesyke |
epilepsy |
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falt |
fall, be killed in war |
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familie |
family |
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familie historie |
lineage books |
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far |
father |
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farfar |
paternal grandfather |
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farger |
dyer |
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farmor |
paternal grandmother |
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farsot |
pestilence, plague |
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fartøy |
vessel, craft |
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fattig |
poor |
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fattigvesnet |
welfare agency |
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februar |
February |
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felles |
common, joint |
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fem |
five |
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femte |
fifth |
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femten |
fifteen |
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femtende |
fifteenth |
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femti |
fifty |
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femtiende |
fiftieth |
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fengsel |
prison |
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festeseddet |
rental contract |
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festning |
fortress |
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fetter |
cousin (male) |
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Finnland |
Finland |
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finsk |
Finnish |
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fire |
four |
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fisker |
fisherman |
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fjell |
mountain |
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fjerde |
fourth |
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fjorten |
fourteen |
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fjortende |
fourteenth |
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flere |
several, more |
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flittig |
diligent |
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flytte |
move |
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foged, fogd |
bailiff, sheriff |
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folio |
page (double) |
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folk |
people |
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folkemengde |
population |
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folkeregister |
citizen register, national register |
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folketelling |
census |
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for |
for, at, before, by |
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foran |
in front of |
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forblødning |
bled to death |
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foreldre |
parents |
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foreldreløs |
orphan |
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forening |
society |
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forfedre |
ancestors, forefathers |
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forhenværende |
former, previous, preceding |
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forhus |
house in front (usually the main house on a farm) |
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forkjølet |
to have a cold |
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forklaring |
explanation |
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forlate |
leave, forgive |
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forlovelse |
engagement |
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forlovere |
marriage witnesses |
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formiddag |
between morning and afternoon |
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formynder |
guardian |
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fornavn |
first name, given name |
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forpakter |
manager of estate |
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forrige |
former |
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forstand |
intellect, mind |
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forstoppelse |
constipation, obstruction |
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forsørges |
is supported |
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fortelle |
tell, relate |
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fortid |
past |
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forvalter |
manager |
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foster |
fetus |
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fosterbarn |
foster child |
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fostre |
foster, to rear |
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fra |
from |
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fraflytte |
leave, move away |
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fraværende |
absent |
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fredag |
Friday |
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fremmed |
foreign, foreigner |
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fremtid |
future |
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fru |
Mrs. |
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fruentimmer |
unmarried mother, female person (derogatory) |
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fruktsommelig |
pregnant |
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frøken |
Miss |
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full |
full, complete, drunk |
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fullmektig |
head clerk, agent |
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fylke |
county |
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fyr |
lighthouse |
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fæstebrev |
to acquire land |
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føderåd |
support received after giving one’s estate to
another |
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føderådskone |
woman on
føderåd |
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føderådsmann |
man on
føderåd |
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fødested |
birthplace |
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fødsel |
birth |
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fødselsattest |
birth certificate |
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fødselsdag |
birthday |
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født(e) |
born (birth) |
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følgende |
following, next |
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føllaug |
retired |
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før |
before |
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første |
first |
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førti |
forty |
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førtiende |
fortieth |
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får |
sheep, receives |
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gammel |
old |
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gartner |
gardener |
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garver |
tanner |
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gate |
street |
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gave |
gift, endowment |
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geistlig |
ecclesiastical |
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geografisk leksikon |
gazetteer |
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gift |
marriage, married, poison |
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gikt |
rheumatism |
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gjeld |
debt |
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gjenlevende |
survivors |
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gjennom |
through |
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gjestgiver |
innkeeper |
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gjet, gjeit |
goat |
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gjeter |
herdsman |
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gjørtler |
brazier, brass smith |
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god |
good |
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gods |
estate |
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godseier |
estate owner |
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gratis |
free |
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grav |
grave |
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graver |
gravedigger, sexton |
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gravlund |
cemetery |
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gravsted |
burial place |
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gren |
branch |
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grenader |
infantryman |
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grense |
boundary, border |
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greve |
Count (nobility) |
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grevinne |
Countess |
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grunn |
ground, reason |
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gruve |
mine, pit |
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gruvearbeider |
miner |
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grønn |
green |
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gudfar |
godfather |
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gudmor |
godmother |
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gull |
gold |
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gulsot |
jaundice |
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gulv |
floor |
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gutt |
boy |
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gå |
go, walk |
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gård |
farm |
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gårdbruker |
farmer |
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gårdeier |
farm owner |
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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 |
|
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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hattemaker |
hatmaker |
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havn |
harbor |
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heller |
rather |
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helligdag |
holiday |
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hengt seg |
hanged himself or herself |
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henne |
her |
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her |
here |
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Herr |
Mr. |
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herred |
judicial district |
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Herren |
the Lord |
|
hest |
horse |
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heter |
is named |
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historie |
history |
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hittebarn |
orphan, foundling |
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hjem |
home |
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hjemme |
at home |
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hjemmedøpt |
baptized at home |
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hjemmehørende |
residing |
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hjerte |
heart |
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hjertefeil |
heart disease |
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hjul |
wheel |
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hjulmaker |
wheelwright |
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holde |
hold, stop |
|
horeri |
adultery |
|
hos |
with, at |
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hoste |
cough |
|
hovedliste |
census list |
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hun |
she |
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hundre(de) |
hundred (hundredth) |
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hus |
house |
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husar |
hussar, cavalryman |
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husbonde |
head of household |
|
husholderske |
housekeeper |
|
husmann |
cottager, tenant farmer |
|
husmor |
housewife |
|
hustru |
wife |
|
hva |
what |
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hvem |
who |
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hver |
every |
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hvilken |
which |
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hvis |
if, whose |
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hvit |
white |
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hvor |
where |
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hvordan |
how |
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hvorfor |
why |
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hvorvidt |
whether |
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høsten |
in the fall |
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høy |
tall, high, hay |
|
høyre |
right (side) |
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håndarbeide |
handwork |
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håndtering |
occupation |
|
håndverk |
trade, handicraft |
|
i |
in |
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idiot |
idiot |
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ifølge |
according to |
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igår |
yesterday |
|
igjen |
again |
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i hjel, slå |
kill |
|
ikke |
not |
|
ikke enda |
not yet |
|
ild |
fire |
|
imellom |
between, among |
|
imorgen |
tomorrow |
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infeksjon |
infection |
|
ingen |
none |
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inn |
in |
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inne i |
inside |
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innerst |
renter, innermost |
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innflyttning |
moving in |
|
innhold |
content |
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innsitter |
renter |
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innsjø |
lake |
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innvandring |
immigration |
|
intet |
none |
|
introduceret |
introduced |
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Island |
Iceland |
|
islandsk |
Icelandic |
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januar |
January |
|
jeg |
I |
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jeger |
light infantry soldier, hunter |
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jomfru |
damsel, Miss, virgin |
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jordbruk |
farming |
|
jordet |
burial |
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jordmor |
midwife |
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jordpåkastelse |
ceremony of sprinkling earth on the coffin |
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jul |
Christmas |
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juli |
July |
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juni |
June |
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jurist |
lawyer |
|
kallet |
named |
|
kanskje |
maybe, perhaps |
|
karet |
coach |
|
kart |
map |
|
katolsk |
Catholic |
|
kavaleri |
cavalry |
|
kemmer |
peddler |
|
kikhoste |
whooping cough |
|
kirke |
church |
|
kirkebok |
parish register |
|
kirkegård |
cemetery, churchyard |
|
kirkeværge |
church warden |
|
kiste |
chest, coffin |
|
kjent |
known |
|
kjønn |
sex |
|
kjøpe |
buy |
|
kjøpmann |
merchant |
|
klokker |
sexton, parish clerk, bell ringer, deacon |
|
kloster |
convent, monastery |
|
kokarde |
insignia |
|
|
kolikk |
colic |
|
kommune |
municipality, township |
|
kone |
wife |
|
konfirmasjon |
confirmation |
|
konge |
king |
|
kongedømme |
kingdom |
|
kongelig |
royal |
|
kontor |
office |
|
kopper |
smallpox, copper |
|
kort |
short, card |
|
kort register |
card index |
|
krampe |
convulsions, spasm |
|
kreft |
cancer |
|
krig |
war |
|
ku |
cow |
|
kun |
only |
|
kunngjøre |
declare |
|
kunnskap |
knowledge |
|
kusine |
cousin (female) |
|
kusk |
coachman, teamster |
|
kveg |
cattle |
|
kvele |
choke |
|
kvell |
evening |
|
kvinne |
woman |
|
kvinnekjønn |
female |
|
kyllinger |
chickens |
|
kår |
support received after giving one’s estate to
another |
|
kårkone |
woman who receives
kår |
|
kårmann |
man who receives
kår |
|
la |
let, allow |
|
lagrettemann |
court member |
|
land |
country |
|
landsby |
village |
|
langfredag |
Good Friday |
|
laugverge |
widow’s guardian or spokesman |
|
legd |
welfare, military levying district |
|
legdslem |
welfare recipient |
|
leie |
hire, rent |
|
leier |
tenant |
|
leilending |
leaseholder |
|
lejermål |
illicit and punishable intercourse |
|
lenge |
long |
|
lensmann |
sheriff |
|
lese |
read |
|
leve |
live |
|
levende |
live, living |
|
lignende |
same, alike, similar |
|
lik |
corpse, alike |
|
likeledes |
also, as well |
|
lille |
small |
|
lite (litt) |
little |
|
liten |
little, small |
|
liv |
life |
|
los |
pilot (ship) |
|
losjerende |
boarder, lodger |
|
lov |
law |
|
lovlig |
legal |
|
lungebetendelse |
pneumonia |
|
luteraner |
Lutheran |
|
lysning |
post banns |
|
lysninger |
banns |
|
læregutt |
apprentice |
|
lærer |
teacher (male) |
|
lærerinne |
teacher (female) |
|
lærling |
apprentice |
|
løpenummer |
serial number |
|
lørdag |
Saturday |
|
løsaktig |
loose or immoral woman |
|
løsarbeider |
day laborer |
|
magesyke |
diarrhea, stomach ailment |
|
mai |
May |
|
maler |
painter |
|
mandag |
Monday |
|
mange |
many |
|
mann |
man, husband |
|
mannkjønn |
male |
|
mark |
field |
|
mars |
March |
|
matrikkel |
land registration |
|
matros |
sailor |
|
med |
with |
|
medhjelper |
assistant, helper |
|
medlem |
member |
|
med videre
(Latin) |
et cetera, and so on |
|
meg |
me |
|
mellom |
middle |
|
mellombygning |
middle building |
|
men |
but |
|
mer |
more, additional |
|
meslinger |
measles |
|
messingsmed |
brazier, brass smith |
|
mester |
master (of a trade) |
|
midlertidig |
temporarily |
|
midnatt |
midnight |
|
mil |
metric mile (ten kilometers) |
|
militær |
military |
|
min |
mine (belongs to me) |
|
mindre |
lesser |
|
minearbeider |
miner |
|
minste |
smallest, youngest |
|
minutt |
minute |
|
modig |
courageous, brave |
|
mor |
mother |
|
mord |
murder |
|
morfar |
maternal grandfather |
|
morgen |
morning |
|
mormor |
maternal grandmother |
|
motta |
receive |
|
murer |
mason |
|
musiker |
musician |
|
m.v.
(Latin) |
See med videre |
|
myndig |
of age |
|
møbelsnekker |
furniture maker |
|
møller |
miller |
|
måned |
month |
|
nabo |
neighbor |
|
nadverd |
Communion, sacrament |
|
natt |
night |
|
navn |
name |
|
nedbrent |
burned down |
|
nei |
no |
|
neste |
next, neighbor |
|
neste år |
next year |
|
nevø |
nephew |
|
ni |
nine |
|
niende |
ninth |
|
niese |
niece |
|
nitten |
nineteen |
|
nittende |
nineteenth |
|
nitti |
ninety |
|
nittiende |
ninetieth |
|
noen |
some, any |
|
nord |
north |
|
november |
November |
|
nu, nå |
now |
|
nulevende |
living |
|
null |
zero |
|
nummer |
number |
|
ny |
new |
|
nyfødt |
newborn |
|
nylig |
lately |
|
nyttår |
new year |
|
nær |
near, close |
|
næringsvei |
livelihood, trade |
|
nå, nu |
now |
|
når |
when, if, reach |
|
odel |
birthright or allodial ownership |
|
ofte |
often |
|
og |
and |
|
oktober |
October |
|
oldebarn |
great-grandchild |
|
oldefar |
great-grandfather |
|
oldeforeldre |
great-grandparents |
|
oldemor |
great-grandmother |
|
om |
if, about |
|
omegn |
neighboring places |
|
omtrent |
about, almost, nearly |
|
omvendelse |
conversion |
|
onkel |
uncle |
|
onsdag |
Wednesday |
|
opp |
up |
|
oppe |
above, upstairs |
|
oppfostre |
foster, to rear |
|
oppholdsted |
residence |
|
opptegnelse |
record |
|
ordbok |
dictionary |
|
ordfører |
mayor |
|
oss |
us |
|
osv. |
et cetera, and so on |
|
over |
over |
|
overlevende |
survivors |
|
overtredelse |
transgression |
|
pagina
(Latin) |
page |
|
pallask |
sword |
|
pantebok |
mortgage record |
|
parsell |
plot of land, allotment |
|
parykkmaker |
wigmaker |
|
penger |
money |
|
pensjon |
pension |
|
pensjonist |
retired person |
|
person |
person |
|
pest |
plague |
|
pike (pige) |
girl, maid |
|
pikebarn |
female child |
|
pikenavn |
maiden name, girl’s name |
|
pinse |
Pentecost |
|
pleiebarn |
foster child |
|
pleiedatter |
foster daughter |
|
pleiefar |
foster father |
|
pleieforeldre |
foster parents |
|
pleiemor |
foster mother |
|
pleiesønn |
foster son |
|
pottemaker |
potter |
|
preke |
preach |
|
prest |
minister, priest |
|
prestegjeld |
clerical district |
|
prestekontor |
parish office |
|
prins |
prince |
|
prinsesse |
princess |
|
på |
on, at, upon |
|
påske |
Easter |
|
register |
index, register |
|
regjering |
government |
|
regning |
bill |
|
regnskap |
account |
|
reise |
travel |
|
religion |
religion |
|
repslager |
rope maker |
|
rett |
court (noun), correct |
|
rettferdig |
just, righteous |
|
ridder |
knight |
|
rik |
wealthy |
|
riktig |
correct |
|
rundt |
around |
|
rytter |
cavalryman |
|
rådmann |
councilman |
|
sa |
said, stated |
|
sabbat |
Sabbath |
|
sakrament |
sacrament |
|
salig |
deceased, holy, blessed |
|
salmaker |
saddler |
|
samfunn |
society |
|
samleie |
intercourse |
|
samme |
same |
|
samme dag |
the same day |
|
sammen |
together |
|
sammesteds |
in the same place |
|
samtlige |
all |
|
samtykke |
consent |
|
sau |
sheep |
|
seg |
oneself |
|
seks |
six |
|
seksten |
sixteen |
|
sekstende |
sixteenth |
|
seksti |
sixty |
|
sekstiende |
sixtieth |
|
selv |
self |
|
selveier |
owner, freeholder |
|
selvmord |
suicide |
|
senere |
later |
|
seng |
bed |
|
sengeliggende |
bedridden |
|
separeret |
separated |
|
september |
September |
|
side |
page, side |
|
sidehus |
side house |
|
siden |
since, later |
|
sin, sitt, sine |
his, hers, its |
|
sinnsvak |
insane, retarded |
|
sinnsyk |
mentally ill |
|
siste |
last, latter |
|
siste olje |
last rites |
|
sjette |
sixth |
|
sju (syv) |
seven |
|
sjuende (syvende) |
seventh |
|
|
sjø |
sea, lake |
|
sjømann |
sailor, seaman |
|
skaberak |
elaborate horse blanket |
|
skal |
shall, must |
|
skarlagensfeber |
scarlet fever |
|
skatt |
tax |
|
skibsfører |
ship’s captain |
|
skifte |
probate |
|
skifteprotokoll |
probate record book |
|
skifteretten |
probate court |
|
skilsmisse |
divorce |
|
skilt |
divorced |
|
skiløper |
infantry soldier on skis, skier |
|
skjedde |
happened |
|
skjøte |
deed (property) |
|
skog |
forest |
|
skole |
school |
|
skomaker |
shoemaker |
|
skredder |
tailor |
|
skriver |
scribe |
|
skulle |
should |
|
slag |
strike, blow, stroke |
|
slakter |
butcher |
|
slekt |
relatives, family, lineage |
|
slektninger |
relatives |
|
slektsforskning |
genealogy |
|
slektshistorie |
family history, lineage books |
|
slektsvåpen |
coat of arms |
|
slå ihjel |
kill |
|
smed |
smith |
|
snart |
soon |
|
snekker |
cabinetmaker, carpenter |
|
sogn |
parish |
|
soldat |
soldier |
|
sorenskriver |
magistrate, probate judge |
|
sort |
black |
|
spebarn |
infant, baby |
|
spillemann |
musician, fiddler |
|
stabbur |
storehouse on pillars |
|
stamtavle |
descendancy chart |
|
stand |
social position |
|
stebarn |
stepchild |
|
stebror |
stepbrother |
|
sted |
place |
|
stedatter |
stepdaughter |
|
stefar |
stepfather |
|
steinhogger |
stonecutter |
|
stemor |
stepmother |
|
stesønn |
stepson |
|
stilling |
status, position, office |
|
stor |
large |
|
straff |
punishment |
|
straks |
right away, immediately |
|
stum |
mute (can’t speak) |
|
summa
(Latin) |
totals |
|
summarisk |
statistical, summary |
|
svak |
weak |
|
svakhet |
weakness |
|
svart |
black |
|
svenn |
journeyman |
|
svensk |
Swedish |
|
Sverige |
Sweden |
|
svigerdatter |
daughter-in-law |
|
svigerfar |
father-in-law |
|
svigerinne |
sister-in-law |
|
svigermor |
mother-in-law |
|
svigersønn |
son-in-law |
|
svoger |
brother-in-law |
|
svulst |
tumor |
|
syd |
south |
|
sydlig |
southern |
|
syerske |
seamstress |
|
syk |
sick |
|
sykdom |
disease |
|
sypike |
seamstress |
|
sytten |
seventeen |
|
syttende |
seventeenth |
|
sytti |
seventy |
|
syttiende |
seventieth |
|
syv (sju) |
seven |
|
syvende (sjuende) |
seventh |
|
sølv |
silver |
|
søndag |
Sunday |
|
sønn |
son |
|
sønnedatter |
son’s daughter |
|
sønnesøn |
son’s son |
|
sør |
south |
|
søsken |
siblings |
|
søster |
sister |
|
søstersønn |
sister’s son |
|
så |
saw (see), so, if so, sow (seed) |
|
sådan |
such |
|
således |
thus, in this or that |
|
tak |
roof |
|
takk |
thank you |
|
takksigelse |
thanksgiving |
|
tall |
number, count |
|
tambur |
drummer (soldier) |
|
tante |
aunt |
|
testamente |
last will |
|
ti |
ten |
|
tid |
time |
|
tidlig |
early |
|
tidsperiode |
period of time |
|
tidsskrift |
periodical |
|
tiende |
tenth, tithing |
|
tigger |
beggar |
|
til |
to, until, for |
|
tillatelse |
dispensation, permission |
|
time |
hour |
|
tippoldefar |
great-great-grandfather |
|
tippoldemor |
great-great-grandmother |
|
tirsdag |
Tuesday |
|
tittel |
title |
|
tjene |
serve, work |
|
tjeneste |
service |
|
tjenestedreng |
servant, employee, male |
|
tjenestepige |
servant, employee, female |
|
tjue (tyve) |
twenty |
|
tjueannen |
twenty-second |
|
tjueen |
twenty-one |
|
tjuefem |
twenty-five |
|
tjuefire |
twenty-four |
|
tjuefjerde |
twenty-fourth |
|
tjueførste |
twenty-first |
|
tjuende (tyvende) |
twentieth |
|
tjueni(ende) |
twenty-nine (twenty-ninth) |
|
tjueseks |
twenty-six |
|
tjuesjette |
twenty-sixth |
|
tjuesju(ende) |
twenty-seven(th) |
|
tjuetemte |
twenty-fifth |
|
tjueto |
twenty-two |
|
tjuetre(dje) |
twenty-three (twenty-third) |
|
tjueåtte(nde) |
twenty-eight (twenty-eighth) |
|
to |
two |
|
tohundre |
two hundred |
|
tollbetjent |
customs officer |
|
tolv |
twelve |
|
tolvte |
twelfth |
|
torsdag |
Thursday |
|
tre |
three |
|
tredevte (trettiende) |
thirtieth |
|
tredje |
third |
|
tredve (tretti) |
thirty |
|
tretten(de) |
thirteen (thirteenth) |
|
trettien(de) |
thirty-one (thirty-first) |
|
trettiførste |
thirty-first |
|
trolovelse |
engagement |
|
trolovet |
engaged |
|
trosbekjennelse |
creed |
|
trossamfunn |
religion |
|
tuberkulose |
consumption, tuberculosis |
|
tukthus |
prison |
|
tusen(de) |
thousand(th) |
|
tvangsarbeide |
hard labor, compulsory labor |
|
tvilling |
twin |
|
tyfus |
typhoid fever |
|
tysk |
German |
|
Tyskland |
Germany |
|
tyv |
thief |
|
tyve (tjue) |
twenty |
|
tyvende (tjvende) |
twentieth |
|
tæring |
tuberculosis |
|
tømmermann |
carpenter, framer |
|
tønne |
barrel |
|
udøpt |
unbaptized |
|
uekte |
illegitimate |
|
ugift |
unmarried |
|
uke |
week |
|
ukjent |
unknown, foreign |
|
ulovlig |
illegal |
|
ulykke |
accident |
|
umoralsk |
immoral |
|
umyndig |
under legal age |
|
under |
under, below |
|
underholde |
support |
|
underskrevne |
the undersigned |
|
underskrift |
signature |
|
undertegnet |
signed |
|
ung |
young |
|
ungkarl |
bachelor |
|
unntatt |
except |
|
uskyldig |
innocent |
|
ussel |
miserable, poor |
|
usømmelig |
indecent |
|
utdrag |
extract |
|
uten |
without |
|
utenfor |
outside of |
|
utfattog |
destitute, penniless |
|
utflyttning |
moving out |
|
utføre |
perform, do |
|
utgi |
publish |
|
uti |
at, in |
|
utlagt |
named as, alleged |
|
utlandet |
foreign country |
|
utukt |
lechery, fornication |
|
utvandre |
emigrate |
|
utvandrer |
emigrant |
|
utvandring |
emigration |
|
vaccinerede |
vaccination |
|
vaksinert |
vaccination, vaccinated |
|
vanfør |
crippled, disabled |
|
vanskapt |
deformed, handicapped |
|
var |
was, were |
|
vattersot |
dropsy |
|
ved |
at, by |
|
vedkommende |
person concerned |
|
ved siden av |
next to |
|
velstand |
prosperity |
|
venn |
friend |
|
venstre |
left (side) |
|
verge |
guardian |
|
verneplikt |
military duty |
|
vertshus |
inn |
|
vest |
west |
|
vever |
weaver |
|
vielse |
marriage, wedding |
|
vielsesattest |
marriage certificate |
|
viet |
married |
|
vitne |
witness |
|
vitnesbyrd |
testimony |
|
vogn |
carriage, wagon, vehicle |
|
vognmann |
coachman |
|
voldta |
rape |
|
værdig |
worthy |
|
være |
be |
|
vår |
our |
|
våren |
in the spring |
|
yngre |
younger |
|
yngst |
youngest |
|
yrke |
profession |
|
ærbødig |
respectful |
|
ære |
honor |
|
ærlig |
honest |
|
ættegransking |
genealogy |
|
øde |
desolate, waste |
|
ødelegge |
destroy |
|
ødemark |
wasteland, wilderness |
|
ønske |
wish, desire, want |
|
øre |
ear |
|
øst |
east |
|
øvre |
upper |
|
øy |
island |
|
øye, øie |
eye |
|
ånd |
spirit |
|
åndsvak |
mentally deficient |
|
år |
year |
|
århundre |
century |
|
årlig |
annual, yearly |
|
årsak |
cause, reason |
|
åsted |
where event took place |
|
åtte |
eight |
|
åttende |
eighth |
|
åtti |
eighty |
|
åttiede |
eightieth |
|
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