GENERAL WORDS. See Å. chief county administrator others, other, next. seizure, attack. Return to top of page. Return to top of page

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1 GENERAL WORDS This general word list includes words commonly seen in genealogical sources. Numbers, months, and days of the week are listed both here and in sections that follow this list. Parentheses in the English column clarify the definition. Return to top of page AA See Å. Return to top of page A absolvere adel adelig adelsmann adoptert adresse aften alder alderdomssvakhet aldri alle alltid almisse almisselem altergang amt amtmann andre anetavle anfall anførte to give absolution nobility noble nobleman adopted address evening age weakness of old age never all always charity indigent, poor Communion county chief county administrator others, other, next pedigree chart seizure, attack entered, mentioned

2 ankomst anmerkning annen, annet annen gang anno (Latin) annonsere antall april arbeider arkiv arv arvelodd arving astma at atten attende attest august av avdeling avdød avgangen avgift avkom avtale arrival remark, notice, note second, another second time year publish, announce number, count April laborer archive inheritance share of inheritance heir asthma that eighteen eighteenth certificate August of, at, by, from part, division deceased departed duty (monetary), fee offspring, issue agreement B bakbygning baker bakke bannlyse baptist bar bar barnet bare barn barna back building (additional residence behind the main building) baker hill excommunicate Baptist carried held child (at baptism font) only child children

3 barndom barnebarn barnedåp barnefar barnløs barsel barselfeber barselseng be beboer bededag bedrive hor befolkning begge begivenhet begravelse begravet behandle bemerkning ben benekte benåde beruset besetning beskrivelse beslektet bestefar besteforeldre bestemor besvangre betale betler bevilge bevis bibliotek bind biografi biskop bispedømme bli childhood grandchild child baptism child s father childless birth childbed fever birthing bed pray, request occupant, resident prayer day commit adultery population, people both event, occurrence funeral, burial buried handle, treat, manage remark leg, bone deny pardon drunk livestock, crew description related grandfather grandparents grandmother impregnate, get with child, make pregnant pay beggar grant proof library volume (book) biography bishop diocese become

4 blikkenslager blind blod blodgang blodskam blodsott bo bodde bok bokhandler bokholder, bokfører bokstav bolig bonde bopel borger borgermester borgerskap bot brann brennevinsbrenner brev bro bror brordatter brorsønn brud brudgom bruk brygger bryllup budeie buskap by bygd bygdebok bygsel byll byllepest bære tinsmith blind blood dysentery incest abnormal loss of blood during illness to live at lived book bookseller bookkeeper letter, character residence, house farmer residence, domicile citizen mayor citizenship fine, penalty fire distiller of spirits letter (correspondence) bridge brother brother s daughter brother s son bride bridegroom farm, use brewer wedding milkmaid livestock, crew town, city small country community, village rural chronicles lease abscess plague (bubonic) carry

5 bøkker både båret båt båtbygger båtsmann cooper, barrel maker both, either carried boat, ship shipbuilder boatswain, bosun C cirka communion confirmerede copulerede approximately Communion confirmed marriage Return to top of page D dag dagen før dagsarbeider dal Danmark dannekvinde dannemand dansk dato datter datterdatter dattersønn datum (Latin) dele dem den denne der deres derfor day the previous day day laborer valley Denmark gentlewoman gentleman Danish date (noun) daughter daughter s daughter daughter s son date to divide, to share them, they the, it, that this there their therefore

6 desember det difteri din disse diverse dokument domkirke dommer dragon dreng drengebarn drepe dronning druknet dydig dø døbt(e) død døde dødfødt dødsfall døgn døpt døtre døv døvstum dåp dåpsattest dåpsdag December it, that, the diphtheria your these various document cathedral judge dragoon, light cavalryman boy male child kill queen drowned virtuous to die christening dead, death died, death stillborn death 24-hour period of time baptized, christened daughters deaf deaf and dumb baptism certificate of baptism day of baptism E efter efterkommer efterlatte efterlevende eftermiddag efternavn egen after descendant surviving, survivors surviving afternoon surname, last name own

7 egentlig egteviede eie, eje eiendom ekte ektefelle ektemann ektepar ekteskap ekteskapelig ekteviet eldre eldst elev eller elleve ellevte elv embete embetsmann emigrant emigrere en, et enebarn engelsk England enhver enke enkemann enkestand ennu epilepsi er erhverv erkjenne et etasje etc. (Latin) etternavn evne actual marriage to own property, real estate legitimate, to marry spouse husband married couple marriage marital, conjugal married older oldest, eldest student or, or else eleven eleventh river, stream public office public official emigrant emigrate a, one only child English England each widow widower widowed yet, still epilepsy is, are livelihood acknowledge a, one floor, story et cetera, and so on surname, last intelligence

8 F fabrikk faddere fallesyke falt familie familie historie far farfar farger farmor farsot fartøy fattig fattigvesnet februar felles fem femte femten femtende femti femtiende fengsel festeseddet festning fetter Finnland finsk fire fisker fjell fjerde fjorten fjortende flere flittig flytte foged, fogd factory christening witnesses, godparents epilepsy fall, be killed in war family lineage books father paternal grandfather dyer paternal grandmother pestilence, plague vessel, craft poor welfare agency February common, joint five fifth fifteen fifteenth fifty fiftieth prison rental contract fortress cousin (male) Finland Finnish four fisherman mountain fourth fourteen fourteenth several, more diligent move bailiff, sheriff

9 folio folk folkemengde folkeregister folketelling for foran forblødning foreldre foreldreløs forening forfedre forhenværende forhus forkjølet forklaring forlate forlovelse forlovere formiddag formynder fornavn forpakter forrige forstand forstoppelse forsørges fortelle fortid forvalter foster fosterbarn fostre fra fraflytte fraværende fredag fremmed fremtid fru page (double) people population citizen register, national register census for, at, before, by in front of bled to death parents orphan society ancestors, forefathers former, previous, preceding house in front (usually the main house on a farm) to have a cold explanation leave, forgive engagement marriage witnesses between morning and afternoon guardian first name, given name manager of estate former intellect, mind constipation, obstruction is supported tell, relate past manager fetus foster child foster, to rear from leave, move away absent Friday foreign, foreigner future Mrs.

10 fruentimmer fruktsommelig frøken full fullmektig fylke fyr fæstebrev føderåd føderådskone føderådsmann fødested fødsel fødselsattest fødselsdag født(e) følgende føllaug før første førti førtiende får unmarried mother, female person (derogatory) pregnant Miss full, complete, drunk head clerk, agent county lighthouse to acquire land support received after giving one s estate to another woman on føderåd man on føderåd birthplace birth birth certificate birthday born (birth) following, next retired before first forty fortieth sheep, receives G gammel gartner garver gate gave geistlig geografisk leksikon gift gikt gjeld gjenlevende gjennom gjestgiver gjet, gjeit old gardener tanner street gift, endowment ecclesiastical gazetteer marriage, married, poison rheumatism debt survivors through innkeeper goat

11 gjeter gjørtler god gods godseier gratis grav graver gravlund gravsted gren grenader grense greve grevinne grunn gruve gruvearbeider grønn gudfar gudmor gull gulsot gulv gutt gå gård gårdbruker gårdeier gårsdagens herdsman brazier, brass smith good estate estate owner free grave gravedigger, sexton cemetery burial place branch infantryman boundary, border Count (nobility) Countess ground, reason mine, pit miner green godfather godmother gold jaundice floor boy go, walk farm farmer farm owner of yesterday H ha hadde halshugget halv halvbror halvsøster ham to have had decapitated half half brother half sister him

12 han handelsmann hans hanskemaker har hattemaker havn heller helligdag hengt seg henne her Herr herred Herren hest heter historie hittebarn hjem hjemme hjemmedøpt hjemmehørende hjerte hjertefeil hjul hjulmaker holde horeri hos hoste hovedliste hun hundre(de) hus husar husbonde husholderske husmann husmor he merchant, trader his glove maker has, have hatmaker harbor rather holiday hanged himself or herself her here Mr. judicial district the Lord horse is named history orphan, foundling home at home baptized at home residing heart heart disease wheel wheelwright hold, stop adultery with, at cough census list she hundred (hundredth) house hussar, cavalryman head of household housekeeper cottager, tenant farmer housewife

13 hustru hva hvem hver hvilken hvis hvit hvor hvordan hvorfor hvorvidt høsten høy høyre håndarbeide håndtering håndverk wife what who every which if, whose white where how why whether in the fall tall, high, hay right (side) handwork occupation trade, handicraft I i idiot ifølge igår igjen i hjel, slå ikke ikke enda ild imellom imorgen infeksjon ingen inn inne i innerst innflyttning innhold innsitter innsjø in idiot according to yesterday again kill not not yet fire between, among tomorrow infection none in inside renter, innermost moving in content renter lake

14 innvandring intet introduceret Island islandsk immigration none introduced Iceland Icelandic Return to top of page J januar jeg jeger jomfru jordbruk jordet jordmor jordpåkastelse jul juli juni jurist January I light infantry soldier, hunter damsel, Miss, virgin farming burial midwife ceremony of sprinkling earth on the coffin Christmas July June lawyer K kallet kanskje karet kart katolsk kavaleri kemmer kikhoste kirke kirkebok kirkegård kirkeværge kiste named maybe, perhaps coach map Catholic cavalry peddler whooping cough church parish register cemetery, churchyard church warden chest, coffin

15 kjent kjønn kjøpe kjøpmann klokker kloster kokarde kolikk kommune kone konfirmasjon konge kongedømme kongelig kontor kopper kort kort register krampe kreft krig ku kun kunngjøre kunnskap kusine kusk kveg kvele kvell kvinne kvinnekjønn kyllinger kår kårkone kårmann known sex buy merchant sexton, parish clerk, bell ringer, deacon convent, monastery insignia colic municipality, township wife confirmation king kingdom royal office smallpox, copper short, card card index convulsions, spasm cancer war cow only declare knowledge cousin (female) coachman, teamster cattle choke evening woman female chickens support received after giving one s estate to another woman who receives kår man who receives kår L la let, allow

16 lagrettemann land landsby langfredag laugverge legd legdslem leie leier leilending lejermål lenge lensmann lese leve levende lignende lik likeledes lille lite (litt) liten liv los losjerende lov lovlig lungebetendelse luteraner lysning lysninger læregutt lærer lærerinne lærling løpenummer lørdag løsaktig løsarbeider court member country village Good Friday widow s guardian or spokesman welfare, military levying district welfare recipient hire, rent tenant leaseholder illicit and punishable intercourse long sheriff read live live, living same, alike, similar corpse, alike also, as well small little little, small life pilot (ship) boarder, lodger law legal pneumonia Lutheran post banns banns apprentice teacher (male) teacher (female) apprentice serial number Saturday loose or immoral woman day laborer

17 M magesyke mai maler mandag mange mann mannkjønn mark mars matrikkel matros med medhjelper medlem med videre (Latin) meg mellom mellombygning men mer meslinger messingsmed mester midlertidig midnatt mil militær min mindre minearbeider minste minutt modig mor mord morfar morgen mormor diarrhea, stomach ailment May painter Monday many man, husband male field March land registration sailor with assistant, helper member et cetera, and so on me middle middle building but more, additional measles brazier, brass smith master (of a trade) temporarily midnight metric mile (ten kilometers) military mine (belongs to me) lesser miner smallest, youngest minute courageous, brave mother murder maternal grandfather morning maternal grandmother

18 motta murer musiker m.v. (Latin) myndig møbelsnekker møller måned receive mason musician See med videre of age furniture maker miller month N nabo nadverd natt navn nedbrent nei neste neste år nevø ni niende niese nitten nittende nitti nittiende noen nord november nu, nå nulevende null nummer ny nyfødt nylig nyttår nær næringsvei neighbor Communion, sacrament night name burned down no next, neighbor next year nephew nine ninth niece nineteen nineteenth ninety ninetieth some, any north November now living zero number new newborn lately new year near, close livelihood, trade

19 nå, nu når now when, if, reach O odel ofte og oktober oldebarn oldefar oldeforeldre oldemor om omegn omtrent omvendelse onkel onsdag opp oppe oppfostre oppholdsted opptegnelse ordbok ordfører oss osv. over overlevende overtredelse birthright or allodial ownership often and October great-grandchild great-grandfather great-grandparents great-grandmother if, about neighboring places about, almost, nearly conversion uncle Wednesday up above, upstairs foster, to rear residence record dictionary mayor us et cetera, and so on over survivors transgression P pagina (Latin) pallask pantebok parsell parykkmaker page sword mortgage record plot of land, allotment wigmaker

20 penger pensjon pensjonist person pest pike (pige) pikebarn pikenavn pinse pleiebarn pleiedatter pleiefar pleieforeldre pleiemor pleiesønn pottemaker preke prest prestegjeld prestekontor prins prinsesse på påske money pension retired person person plague girl, maid female child maiden name, girl s name Pentecost foster child foster daughter foster father foster parents foster mother foster son potter preach minister, priest clerical district parish office prince princess on, at, upon Easter R register regjering regning regnskap reise religion repslager rett rettferdig ridder rik riktig rundt index, register government bill account travel religion rope maker court (noun), correct just, righteous knight wealthy correct around

21 rytter rådmann cavalryman councilman S sa sabbat sakrament salig salmaker samfunn samleie samme samme dag sammen sammesteds samtlige samtykke sau seg seks seksten sekstende seksti sekstiende selv selveier selvmord senere seng sengeliggende separeret september side sidehus siden sin, sitt, sine sinnsvak sinnsyk siste said, stated Sabbath sacrament deceased, holy, blessed saddler society intercourse same the same day together in the same place all consent sheep oneself six sixteen sixteenth sixty sixtieth self owner, freeholder suicide later bed bedridden separated September page, side side house since, later his, hers, its insane, retarded mentally ill last, latter

22 siste olje sjette sju (syv) sjuende (syvende) sjø sjømann skaberak skal skarlagensfeber skatt skibsfører skifte skifteprotokoll skifteretten skilsmisse skilt skiløper skjedde skjøte skog skole skomaker skredder skriver skulle slag slakter slekt slektninger slektsforskning slektshistorie slektsvåpen slå ihjel smed snart snekker sogn soldat sorenskriver sort last rites sixth seven seventh sea, lake sailor, seaman elaborate horse blanket shall, must scarlet fever tax ship s captain probate probate record book probate court divorce divorced infantry soldier on skis, skier happened deed (property) forest school shoemaker tailor scribe should strike, blow, stroke butcher relatives, family, lineage relatives genealogy family history, lineage books coat of arms kill smith soon cabinetmaker, carpenter parish soldier magistrate, probate judge black

23 spebarn spillemann stabbur stamtavle stand stebarn stebror sted stedatter stefar steinhogger stemor stesønn stilling stor straff straks stum summa (Latin) summarisk svak svakhet svart svenn svensk Sverige svigerdatter svigerfar svigerinne svigermor svigersønn svoger svulst syd sydlig syerske syk sykdom sypike sytten infant, baby musician, fiddler storehouse on pillars descendancy chart social position stepchild stepbrother place stepdaughter stepfather stonecutter stepmother stepson status, position, office large punishment right away, immediately mute (can t speak) totals statistical, summary weak weakness black journeyman Swedish Sweden daughter-in-law father-in-law sister-in-law mother-in-law son-in-law brother-in-law tumor south southern seamstress sick disease seamstress seventeen

24 syttende sytti syttiende syv (sju) syvende (sjuende) sølv søndag sønn sønnedatter sønnesøn sør søsken søster søstersønn så sådan således seventeenth seventy seventieth seven seventh silver Sunday son son s daughter son s son south siblings sister sister s son saw (see), so, if so, sow (seed) such thus, in this or that T tak takk takksigelse tall tambur tante testamente ti tid tidlig tidsperiode tidsskrift tiende tigger til tillatelse time tippoldefar tippoldemor tirsdag roof thank you thanksgiving number, count drummer (soldier) aunt last will ten time early period of time periodical tenth, tithing beggar to, until, for dispensation, permission hour great-great-grandfather great-great-grandmother Tuesday

25 tittel tjene tjeneste tjenestedreng tjenestepige tjue (tyve) tjueannen tjueen tjuefem tjuefire tjuefjerde tjueførste tjuende (tyvende) tjueni(ende) tjueseks tjuesjette tjuesju(ende) tjuetemte tjueto tjuetre(dje) tjueåtte(nde) to tohundre tollbetjent tolv tolvte torsdag tre tredevte (trettiende) tredje tredve (tretti) tretten(de) trettien(de) trettiførste trolovelse trolovet trosbekjennelse trossamfunn tuberkulose tukthus title serve, work service servant, employee, male servant, employee, female twenty twenty-second twenty-one twenty-five twenty-four twenty-fourth twenty-first twentieth twenty-nine (twenty-ninth) twenty-six twenty-sixth twenty-seven(th) twenty-fifth twenty-two twenty-three (twenty-third) twenty-eight (twenty-eighth) two two hundred customs officer twelve twelfth Thursday three thirtieth third thirty thirteen (thirteenth) thirty-one (thirty-first) thirty-first engagement engaged creed religion consumption, tuberculosis prison

26 tusen(de) tvangsarbeide tvilling tyfus tysk Tyskland tyv tyve (tjue) tyvende (tjvende) tæring tømmermann tønne thousand(th) hard labor, compulsory labor twin typhoid fever German Germany thief twenty twentieth tuberculosis carpenter, framer, ship s carpenter barrel U udøpt uekte ugift uke ukjent ulovlig ulykke umoralsk umyndig under underholde underskrevne underskrift undertegnet ung ungkarl unntatt uskyldig ussel usømmelig utdrag uten utenfor utfattog utflyttning unbaptized illegitimate unmarried week unknown, foreign illegal accident immoral under legal age under, below support the undersigned signature signed young bachelor except innocent miserable, poor indecent extract without outside of destitute, penniless moving out

27 utføre utgi uti utlagt utlandet utukt utvandre utvandrer utvandring perform, do publish at, in named as, alleged foreign country lechery, fornication emigrate emigrant emigration V vaccinerede vaksinert vanfør vanskapt var vattersot ved vedkommende ved siden av velstand venn venstre verge verneplikt vertshus vest vever vielse vielsesattest viet vitne vitnesbyrd vogn vognmann voldta værdig være vår vaccination vaccination, vaccinated crippled, disabled deformed, handicapped was, were dropsy at, by person concerned next to prosperity friend left (side) guardian military duty inn west weaver marriage, wedding marriage certificate married witness testimony carriage, wagon, vehicle coachman rape worthy be our

28 våren in the spring Y yngre yngst yrke younger youngest profession Æ ærbødig ære ærlig ættegransking respectful honor honest genealogy Return to top of page Ø øde ødelegge ødemark ønske øre øst øvre øy øye, øie desolate, waste destroy wasteland, wilderness wish, desire, want ear east upper island eye Return to top of page Å ånd åndsvak år spirit mentally deficient year

29 århundre årlig årsak åsted åtte åttende åtti åttiede century annual, yearly cause, reason where event took place (place of event) eight eighth eighty eightieth NUMBERS In Norwegian genealogical sources, numbers are occasionally written out. This is especially common with dates. The following list gives the cardinal (1, 2, 3) and the ordinal (1st, 2nd, 3rd) versions of each number. Cardinal Ordinal 0 null 1 en, et første 2 to 2nd annen 3 tre 3rd tredje 4 fire 4th fjerde 5 fem 5th femte 6 seks 6th sjette 7 sju (syv) 7th sjuende (syvende) 8 åtte 8th åttende 9 ni 9th niende 10 ti 10th tiende 11 elleve 11th ellevte 12 tolv 12th tolvte 13 tretten 13th trettende 14 fjorten 14th fjortende 15 femten 15th femtende 16 seksten 16th sekstende 17 sytten 17th syttende 18 atten 18th attende 19 nitten 19th nittende 20 tjue (tyve) 20th tjuende (tyvende) 21 tjueen 21st tjueførste 22 tjueto 22nd tjueannen 23 tjuetr 23rd tjuetredje 24 tjuefire 24th tjuefjerde

30 25 tjuefem 25th tjuetemte 26 tjueseks 26th tjuesjette 27 tjuesju 27th tjuesjuende 28 tjueått 28th tjueåttende 29 tjueni 29th tjueniende 30 tretti (tredve) 30th trettiende (tredevte) 31 trettien 31st trettiførste 40 førti 40th førtiende 50 femti 50th femtiende 60 seksti 60th sekstiende 70 sytti 70th syttiende 80 åtti 80th åttiede 90 nitti 90th nittiende -100 hundre 100th hundrede -200 tohundre 200th tohundrede 1000 tusen 1000th tusende Return to top of page DATES AND TIME Use the terms in this section and the Numbers section on this page to interpret dates. Months English January February March April May June July August September October November December Norwegian januar februar mars april mai juni juli august september oktober november desember

31 Days of the Week English Norwegian Sunday søndag Monday mandag Tuesday tirsdag Wednesday onsdag Thursday torsdag Friday fredag Saturday lørdag Paper publication: Second edition English approval: 4/97