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f. abbr for "fødd"
f.eks. e.g. (abbr)
f.kr. abbr for "født omkring"
f.t. abbr for "for tiden"
fam. abbr for "familie"
fam. still. abbr for "familiestilling"
frgs abbr for "forregåendes"
fa'en a contraction of "fanden" when something goes bad
faar (see "får")
faarehyrde (see "fårehyrde")
fabre abbr for "fabrikk"
fabrikk factory
fabrikkarbeidar (see "fabrikkarbeider")
fabrikkarbeider Factory worker
fader (see "far") (archaic)
faderen (see "faren") (archaic)
faderskap (see "farskap") (archaic)
faddere sponsor, christening, parents, godparents
faddergave present given to child by godfather or godmother
at baptization /christening
faddernes navne godparent's name; name of the witnesses
fadste (see "faste")
fagforeningsarbeidet the work in the labor or trade union
fallesyke epilepsy
faldt (see "falt")
faldne (see "falne")
falne the fallen
falt fall, be killed in war
familie family
familie historie lineage books
familiestatus family status
familiehoved head of family
familienavn family name, surname
familiestilling position in the family, family status
fanden the devil
fange prisoner
fantepakk (could be som more or less "bad" person, often used
on thiefs, gipsys or other persons
far father
faren the father
faret til søes gone to sea
farbror father's brother, uncle
farfar paternal grandfather
fargar (see "farger")
farger dyer
colour
farin castor sugar
farmor paternal grandmother
farskap paternity
farsslekt fathers family
farsot pestilence, plague
fartøy vessel, craft
farver (see "farger")
faste fast
fastelaven shrovertide
faster aunt (father's sister)
fastermand (see "fastermann")
fastermann husband of father's sister
fastlagt (see "bestemt")
Faliglein (see "fattiglem")
fattig poor
fattige gives few information (nn)
fattigattest paupers reference
fattigbøsse poor box
fattigcassa (see "fattigkassa")
fattigdom poverty
fattigforstander manager of the poor relief fund
fattigfolk poor people
fattigfornem shabby-genteel
fattiggutt poor boy
fattighus poor-house
fattigslig beggarly, poor mean
fattigkasse poor relief fund
fattigkvarter poor quarter
fattigkommisjonen welfare commission, commision for the poor
fattiglem pauper
fattigmann poor man
fried cruller (cake)
poor man's biscuits
fattigunderstøttes supported by the welfare agency
fattigvesen welfare agency, poor relief, poor-law authorities
fattigvæsen (see "fattigvesen")
favn embrace
fathom
feber fever
februar February
fedre fathers, partinal ancestors (archaic)
fehandlar person in the cattle business
fehus cowhouse
fekk (see "fikk")
fele Pictures and information about Ordinary violin (vanleg fele)
felemaker fiddle-maker
felespiller fiddler, fiddle player
fell pelt, skin rug, rug, fur
fellmaker Rugmaker
felles common, joint
felles sønn son of both parent (used in census)
fellesfjøs cowshed, cowhouse (for the cattle, livestock)
feltlivet the camp life, life in the camp
feldskjær military surgeon
felttog campaign, (military) expedition
fem five
fembøring Fembøring
femte fifth
femten fifteen
femtende fifteenth
femti fifty
femtiende fiftieth
fengsel prison
fenrik ensign (1700's), second lieutenant (modern)
ferdiggjeringa finishing
ferge ferry
fergegutt boy working at the ferry
fergemann ferryman
feskatt in 1628 cattle tax
feste foothold
(see "bygselbrev")
fixe
festeavgifta contract fee
festergave engagement present
festesetel (see "bygselbrev")
festning fortress
festningsstraf for imprisonment
fetevarer obsolete term for groceries, also old term for meat
fetter cousin (male)
fikk received (fikk is the past tense of "å få" (to get)),
obtained, acquired
fikk ei datter sammen got a daughter together (That was translation word by
word.
As I don't know the rest if the sentence, it is
impossible to be professional.
But I thought you wanted to know some norwegean?
And the woman could have been pregnant with another
man than her husband?
finder (see "finner")
finker Finker,
finne to find
fin (on fish)
person from Finland
finner find
Finnland Finland
finnsk person or object from Finland
finsk finnish (kvensk) in census
fire four
firmenning third cousin
see also RELATION
fisk fish
fiskebruk the gear(nets, boats and other tackle used in the fisheries)
fiskehandler fishmonger
fiskekaker Fish Cakes
fisker Fisherman
fiskeri fishery, Fishing
fiskerioppsyn fishery protection, inspection
fiskeveger (see "fiskeveier")
fiskeveier a person who is weighing Fish
fjantet foolish, frivolous, silly, mentally handicapped to a light
degree
fjell mountain
fjerde fourth
Fjerding was used for a period in the 1700s and 1800s as a term for
a school
District a quarter barrel (measure vessel for cereals)
fjerdingsmann was a person who had the task of making every farmer and
husmann in the fjerding pay their contribution to the
cost of keeping the School in operation.
fjorden fjord
fjorten fourteen
fjordepart 1/4
fjortende fourteenth
fjærkre fowl, poultry
fjøs cowshed, cowhouse
cow barn
fjøsen the cow barn
fjøsstell dairy management
flaade feet
flaademand log driver
flaadningen float
flaatningen timber floating
Flaadmand (see "Fløttmann")
flagg Norwgian Flags and Arms
flatmarksgrav grave on flat ground
fledføring (see "føderåd" and "kår")
flere several more
flid og oppfoerdsel pains and behaviour
flittig diligent
fly aeroplane
flyfille loose female
flymekaniker aeromechanic
flyplass airport
flyttande moving
flytte move
flytte fra move away from
flytte til move to
flyttningsregister migration register
fløyel velvet
flødningsarb. log floating worker
Fløttmann he had a small boat and used it to ferry people across
a river.
"Fløttmann" is a term for this occupation.
fløyte Pictures and information about flutes
fløytinga timber floating / rafting timer down a river
fmd. (see "føderaadsmand") (abbreviation)
fodear (see "fødeår")
foderaadsmand (see "føderådsmann")
foderaadskone (see "føderådskone")
foderet fodder
fodested (see "fødested")
Foedselsstiftelsen (see "Fødselsstiftelsen")
fogd bailiff, sheriff
foged (see "fogd")
fogderegnskap bailiff records, beiliwick records (archaic)
fogderi administrative unit (archaic)
foged (see "fogd")
folge (see "kår")
folio page (double)
folk People
folkmengde population
folkekirken state church
folkeopplysning popular education
folkeregister citizen register
folketallet people census
folketelling census, see Norwegian Census Records (John Føllesdal)
folketeljinga (see "folketelling")
folktallet (see "folketallet")
for for, at, before, by
fodder (for the livestock)
for at tjene mer to earn more
for alle rettar through all legal means
for tiden for the time being
For at drive jordbrug to farm
foraeldre (see "foreldre")
foran in front of
forberedelse preparation, grounding
forbilde ideal, example
forbindelser Connections
forblødning bled to death
forbrytelse crime
fordi because
forefaldt (see "forefallt")
forefallt occurred, happened
forregåendes previous one listed
foreldre parents
foreldreløs orphan
forendes united
foretaget (see "foretatt")
enterprise, venture
foretatt undertook
forening society, Association
forettning shop
forettningsmann shopowner, (business) man
foretningsfører (business) manage
forfatter author
forfedre ancestors, forefathers
forflødt transferred
forfærdiger Kurver making baskets
forfølgelse pestering, haunting, pursuit, badgering, victimization
forgjenger predecessor
forgreninger branches, ramifications
forgylling gilding
forhen (see "forhenværende")
forhv. (see "forhenværende")
forhenværende former, previous, preceding
forhv. hmkone (see "forhenværende husmannskone")
forhv. hmkone former cotters wife
forhenværende former
forhold situation, conditions
forhus house in front ( main house on farm )
forkjøpet pre-emption
forkjølet to have a Cold
forklaring explanation
forkle apron
forkyndt announced, proclaimed
forkynnararven preaching Heritage
forlade (see "forlate")
forlate leave, abandon
forgive
forleningsbrev
forlikskommisær personal posession
forlignelse reconciliation
Forlovar (see "forlover")
forlove engage to
forlovede fiancé(e)
forlovelse engagement
forlover best man, maid of honour, sponsor
forlovere marriage witnesses, sponsors or cautionister
(best men) who served as witnesses to the fact that
the bride and groom were not so closely related as to
prohibit the marriage.
forlovet engaged
Forløftningsmænd men who gave a guarantee that the two could marry
formann foreman, supervisor
formandskabet (see "formannskapet")
formannskapet chairmanship, executive committee of parish or town council
formentl. "shortened form of" formentlig
formentlig probably
formiddag morning
formue assets, property
fortune, meaning an assessment of the valuables
(real estate, stocks and bonds, bank accounts,
objets d'art, cars, boats etc.) in the persons
possession, With his or her debts subtracted.
Fortune is taxable, but you have to own a lot to notice it.
formueskatt property tax
formynder guardian
fornavn first name
fornminne Field of relics
fornødenhed necessity (of life)
forpakter manager of estate
leaseholder, lessee, tenant
tenant farmer, one who leases the right to cultivate a farm
foragter af lidt jord leasholder of a small Place
forpagtn (see "forpaktning")
forpaktning lease for tenant farmer
forpleining board, food
forraadnelsfeber (see "forråtnelsesfeber")
forretning business
forridge (see "forrige")
forrige former
previous
forringe diminished, made poorer in quality
forråtnelse decay, decomposition, or putrefaction
forråtnelsesfeber fever caused by putrefaction, typhoid fever.
forsamblede (see "forsamlet"
forsamlet assembled, convened
forsikring Insurance
forsikringspremie insurance premium
forsiktig careful
forskjelligt (see "forskjelligartet")
forskjelligartet varied
forskning Research
forsorges (see "forsørges")
forsorges af ham provided for of him
forsorgsstyret poor relief board or management
forstand intellect, mind
forstoppelse constipation
forsvar defence
forsvarsviljen will to defend
forsvundne navn names that have "disappeared"
forsørge to provide for, support
forsørges av .. supported by .. , cared for by ..
forsørget av .. supported by .. , cared for by ..
forsørges ved
Privat godgjorenhed supported by privat charity
forsåvidt in as much as
fortegnelse list, registry
fortelle tell
Fortjenestemedalje Order or Merit (a medal)
fortælle (see "fortelle")
fortid past
fortsættelsesskole Pupil at a school one level over the required minimum
education. (archaic)
framhaldsskole (archaic)
forurensning contamination, pollution
forvalter manager
forældre (see "foreldre") (archaic)
fosterb. abbr for "fosterbarn
fosterbarn fosterchild
fosterd. abbr for "fosterdatter"
fosterdatter fosterdaughter
fosterdreng forster child (boy)
fosterfar fosterfather
fostermor fostermother
fosters. abbr for "fosterson"
fosterson (see "fostersønn") (nn)
fostersønn fosterson
fostre foster, to rear
fotograf photographer
fotografi photograph
fougit (see "fogd")
fra from
fradelt divided from
fradrag allowance/deduction/discount
fraflytte leave, move away
(hadde) frafløtt have left, had moved from
fragtbeløp cost of ticket, freight charge
fragtemand (see "fraktmann")
frakt freight
fraktmann freight / cargo handler / transporter
fram forward
framgang (see "fremgang")
framskap a certain type of cupboard, usual "innreiing"
fraværende absent
fraskille separate property
fraskilt jord separated/dubdivided property
fredag Friday
frem forward
fremgang progress, moving Ahead
framgå av be a result of, appear from, be evident from"
frampå (see "frempå")
fremkomme bring forward
fremmed foreign, foreigner
frempå in front
fremstående prominent
fremtid future
frende kinsman, kinswoman, relative, kin, family
frendeløs without kinsmen, lonely
frihandel free trade, the policy of nearly unregistricted
international trade
frihandler This is a difficult term to translate. The modern usage of
"frihandel" is free trade but this not the meaning here.
It would refer to someone who sold certain goods unhampered
by regulation or by permits etc. It would not be correct
to say a street hawker or door to door salesman,
but it would be along that line.
frihet freedom, Liberty
frikvarter break, interval, recess
frillesønn might just be a derogatory term used by the enumerator,
but if the father was a married man, the term would be more
or less justified
friluftsliv outdoor life
friluftsmenneske outdoor person
Frimerke postage stamp
Frimerkebilder postage stamp pictures (thumbnails)
friminutt break, recess
frisørdame lady hairdresser
fritid free time
fritidsinteresse hobby
frivillig volunteer
Frsværn abbr. for Fredriksværn (naval base), just south of
Larvik in Vestfold
fru Mrs.
frue wife
fruentimmer unmarried mother, female
person (derogatory) gay?
frugthandlerske woman working in a fruit store or rather the owner of
a fruit store
fruktsommelig pregnant
frukthage orchard
frydetoner joyfull tunes
fryktelig frightfully
frøken Miss
frå (see "fra") (nn)
fråhold (see "avhold")
fulde (see "full") (archaic)
fuldkomne (see "fullkommen")
fuldmaegtig (see "fullmektig")
fuldmegtig (see "fullmektig")
full full, Complete drunk
fullkommen Complete
fullmakt power of attorney, autorization
fullmektig head clerk, agent
futedømme (see "fogderi")
futeregnskap bailiff's accounts
fv. (see "forhenværende")
fylke Norway is divided as Norway - fylke - kommune
USA is divided as USA - State - county
fylkesmann county Governor
county administrator, chief administrative officer of a 'fylke'
fylkesrådmann county commissioner
Fylkesskogmester County forest master/manager
fyr lighthouse
fyrbøter stoker, beacon, light beacon, lighthouse keeper
fyrmester foreman, boss (on the light house)
fyrmeister (see "fyrmester")
fyrvesenet lighthouse service of the Coast Guard
fyrstikker matches
fyrste (see "første") (nn)
fut (see "fogd") (archaic)
fv forhenværende
fædre (see "fedre") (archaic)
fædrene (see "fedrene") (archaic)
fæehuss (see "fehus") (archaic)
fæl awful, terrible, horrible, disgusting
fælmager (see "fellmaker")
fæle (see "fele")
fælemager (see "felemaker")
fælleds (see "felles")
fælles (see "felles")
færdesmand (ferdamann in nynorsk) it means a traveller
færge (see "ferge")
færgemand (see "fergemann")
færgegutt (see "fergegutt")
færre fewer
fætter (see "fetter")
fødd (see "født")
født omkring born about
fødeår year of birth
føderaad (see "føderåd")
føderaadsmand (see "føderpdsmann")
føderaadskone (see "føderådskone")
føderåd support received after giving ones estate to another,
the retirement agreement, also named as "kår" = kaar"
Kår - føderåd
a sort of pensioner, receiving support from new owners
of the farm by contract made on the sale
(see "kår")
føderådskone woman on "føderåd"
(see "kårkone")
føderådsmann man on "føderåd"
(see "kårmann")
fødesogn native parish
fødestad (see "fødested")
fødested birthplace
fødsel birth
fødselsattest birth certificate
fødselsdag birthday
fødselsdato birthdate
fødselsraten birthrate
fødselsår year of birth
fødselsregister register of birth
fødselstalet birth census
Fødselstiftelsen Maternity Hospital or a Birth Foundation in Bergen
født born
født utenom ekteskap born out of wedlock
føl (see "føll") (nn)
føll foal
følgende following
følges tilbake til traced back to
før before
førartype leader
føremann predecessor
førenamn given name
førend before
førnemnde the former, mention before
fører pilot, guide, operator, master
førepenger wedding garments and wedding ceremony
ført recorded, listed
først first
første first
førti forty
førtiende fortieth
føst kicked away, kicked out
få to receive, to get
får sheep
receives, got
mutton
fårehyrde Shepherd
fårskinn skin of sheep
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g. abbr. for "gård"
g. abbr. for "gift"
g.m. abbr. for "gift med"
g1g (see "gift første gang")
grdbr.,selveier, skogeier og fisker
farmer., owner, skogeier and fish(erman)
gaar i dagleie working on short terms
Gaar paa skole goes to school
gaarsarbeide (see "gårdsarbeide")
gaard (see "gård")
gaardbr (see "gårdbruker")
gaardbruger (see "gårdbruker")
gaardbruker (see "gårdbruker")
gaardbrukerenke (see "gårdbrukerenke")
gaardbrukerkone (see "gårdbrukerkone")
gaarden (see "gården"(
gaardmand (see "gårdsmann")
gaardsdreng (see "gårdsgutt")
gaardsarbeider (see "gårdsarbeider")
gaardsgut (see "gårdsgutt")
gaardskarl (see "gårdsgutt"
gade (see "gate") (arcahic)
gal (see "sinssyk")
gallfeber jaundice
galt crazy, wrong
male pig
wild boar (male)
gamle the old
gammel old
gammeldans dancing, old-time dancing
traditional dance, folk dance
gammaldansmusikk The music used to assist the "gammeldans"
gammelt old
gamleheimen home for the aged
gamlingen the old one
gangkone ward aide or earlier nurse ( around 1850)
gangklær clothing
ganske sikkert pretty sure
gard (see "gård")
gardar (see "gårder")
gardfar head of the farm, freeholder
gardbruker (see "gårdsbruker")
gardmann (see "gårdsmann")
gardsfolk (see "gårdsfolk")
gardshistorien the history of the farm
gardsmann (see "gårdsmann") (archaic)
gardsmandskone (see "gårdsmannskone") (archaic)
gardsnavn (see "gårdsnavn")
gardsnr (see "gårdsnummer")
gardsnummer (see "gårdsnummer") (archaic)
gardsreiskap (see "gårdsredskap")
garnisjonskirkegården garrison cemetery
gartner gardener
garver tanner
garversvend tanner assistant
gate street
gatenavn name of the street
gatenummer streetnumber
gave gift, endowment
geistleg ecclesiastical
geit goat
geiter goats
gemene ordinary, common
gemene hop ordinary crowd, ordinary people
genealogi genealogy, family history
generalauditeur highranking official whose work it is to control other
officials in order to weed out graft and corruption
generalløyntnant lieutenant general
generalmajor major-general (UK), general major (US)
generalssekretær secretary-general
generalstab general staff
generasjon generation
geografisk leksikon gazeteer
Geografisk Oppmåling A goverment mapping agency like the US Geoeodetic Survey
gev. abbr. for "gevorbne"
gevorbne enlisted
(å) gifte seg to marry
gift married
poison
gift 1 ste gang married 1st time
gift første gang married 1st time
giftet seg første gang married 1st time
giftet seg att married again
gift 2 de gang married 2nd time
gift med married to
giftet seg got married
giftarmål marriage (nn)
giftemålsaldern marriage age
gifteferdig marriageable
gikk walked
gikt rheumatism
giktbrudden rheumatic, gouty
giktfeber rheumatic fever
gilde feast, banquet, guild
gimre a ewe which has not yet lambedgjeit (see "gjet")
gitt husrom given shelter
giver giver, donor
transmitter, transducer
giætter (see "gjeter")
gjalle ring, resound, echo, reverberate
gjedde pike
gjeder (see "gjeter")
gjeld debt
gjeldfri debtless
free from/of debt, out of debt
gjeldsandel debt ratio
gjeldsbevis promissory note
written acknowledgment of debt, an IOU
gjeldsbrev debenture
debt instrument, instrument of debt, debt certificate,
certificate of indebtedness/debt written acknowledgment
of debt, an IOU promissory note
non-negotiable debt instrument/debt certificate
gjeldsfengsel debtor's prison
gjelk med bles a castrated horse with a white spot in the forehead
gjemt hidden
gjemsel hide and seek (game)
gjengangerens spectre, ghost
gjenskjøpsretten the right to re-purchase
gjenlevende survivors
gjennom through
completely, thoroughly
gjennomgaaet et Kursus attended a course
gjennomsyn inspection or examination (being watched)
gjenstand item
gjerne willing(ly)
gjest guest
gjest vrl (see "gjesteværelse")
gjesterom (see "gjesteværelse")
gjesteværelse room for the guest
gjestgiver innkeeper
gjestgjevar (see "gjestgiver")
gjet,gjeit goat
gjæte to herd, to mind > gjætte , past tense
gjeter herdsman, shepherd
gjetergutt shepherd boy
gjordemor (see "jordmor")
gjordemoder (see "jordmor")
gjæst (see "gjest")
gjøre do, make, cause, render
gjørtler brazier, brass smith
glasskule a ball made of glass
(see "kavl")
glassverk glasswork
glassmaleri stained-glass painted piece
gloggkryddor Glöggkryddor (swedish)
gløgg Glödd (swedish) Gløgg is a Swedish drink that has become
popular in Norway as well.
It is only (mostly) used at Christmas time.
gløm dette forget it
gmd abbr. for "Gaardmand, gårdmann"
Gnav Games played with single suited cards
Gnr. (see "gårdsnummer") abbr.
god good
God Jul Merry Christmas
Gode ønsker Best wishes
gods estate
godsarkiv manors archive
godseier estate owner
goldsmith gullsmed
goro Cardamom crackers
grahest stallion
graastein (see "gråstein")
graasteinarbeider (see "gråsteinarbeider")
grandnevø grand-nephew
grandniese grand-niece
grandonkel grand-uncle
grandtante grand-aunt
gratis (Latin) free
grav grave
grave to dig
graver grave digger, sexton
gravfeste (see "jordpåkastelse")
graffest (see "jordpåkastelse")
gravhaug barrow, grave-mound (interest to archeologists)
gravid pregnant
gravlagt burried
gravlegge to bury
gravlund cemetery
gravsten gravestone
grdbr. (see "gårdbruker")
gren branch
gren. abbr. for "grenader"
grenader infantryman, grenadier
grend rural neighbourhood/area
grense boundary, border
grenselos borderpilot, who followed people across the border and
knew how to avoid the germans
gressenke grasswidow
greve Count (Nobility)
grevinne Countess
gribber vultures
gries (see "gris")
gris pig
grisen the pig
grishus the house for the pigs
grip(p)a (see "influenza")
grossist wholesaler
grovsmed blackmith
grube mine, pit
grubearb (see "gruvearbeider")
grubearbeider (see "gruvearbeider")
grunn ground, reason
grunnleggjar founder
grunnleggjaren the founder
grunnleggjarar founders
grunnleggjarane the founders
gruvearbeidar (see "gruvearbeider")
gruvearbeider Miner
grønn green
gråstein granite boulder, stone
gråsteinarbeider stone cutter
gubben a slang for an "old man" or the oldest male person
in the household
gudfar godfather
gudmor godmother
Gudselskende a religous person
gull gold
gulsot jaundice
gulv floor
gutt boy
gutte-galen crazy after boys
gymnas senior high school
gymnasiast sixth-former, high school student
Gymnastik Gymnastics
gøymt (see "gjemt")
gå go, walk
går frem av (see "framgå av")
gågate a street for pedestrians only
gård farm
gårder plurel of "gård"
gårdsarbeide general farm labor
gårdsarbeider a person working at a farm, field hand
gårdsbestyrer farm manager
gården the farm
gårdsfolk farm people, owners or tenants
gårdsgutt farm hand
gårdsplass courtyard
gårdsbruk farm
gårdsbruker farmer (farming his farm)
gårdbruker farmer
gårdbrukerenke farmer's widow
gårdbrukerkone the wife to a farmer
gårdeier farm owner
gårdmann owner of the farm
gårdmannsfolk those on the head farm
gårdmannskone farmer's wife
gårdsdeling division of the farm, often that a mainfarm is split up
as New generation grew up and needed farms of their own
gårdsgutt farmboy
gårdsmann (see "grårdmann")
gårdsnavn name of the farm
gårdsnummer farm number, land number
gårdsredskap farm equipment
gårsdagens of yesterday
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h.h.v abbr. for "espectively" (henholdsvis)
hpg. abbr. for "hospitalgods"
hr. abbr. for "Herr"
ha to have
haandværker (see "håndverker")
haandarbeide (see "håndarbeide")
hadde had
haer (see "hær")
hafde (see "hadde")
hagebruk Gardening
halsesyke throat infection
halshugget decapitated
halv half
halvbror half-brother
halvningen halving
halvsøsken half-brother(s) and/or half-sisters(s)
halvsøster half-sister
ham him
skin, Slough
hamlekorn (see "hummelkorn")
hammer hammer
mallet
knocker
gavel
hammer, malleus
hammerskaft hammer handle, hammer shaft
hammerslagg iron scale, oxide scale
hammersmed Hammersmith
hamn port
han he
handarbeidslærer teacher of needlework, sewing, etc
handel trade
handelsbestyrer shop manager
handelsbetjent shop assistant, salesman
handelsbrev business license, permission to buy and sell goods
in a specified area.
handelsfuldmægtig (see "handelsfullmektig")
handelsfullmektig business agent or Assistant
handelshøyskolen college of economics and business administration
Handelskarl Businessman
handelslaget cooperative store
handelsmann merchant, trader
handler merchant, dealer or peddler
handlerske female tradeperson
handskemager (see "hanskemaker")
handskrifta (see "håndskrifta")
handteinrokk distaff = a split stick that holds the wool or flax
for spinning
handtlanger (see "håndlanger")
hans his
hansker gloves
hanskmaker (see "hanskemaker")
hanskemaker glove maker
har has, have
hardingfele (see "fele")
hatt hat
hattemaker hatmaker
Haud second class in university exams, "Haud illaudibilis"
means "Hardly unpr Hiseworthy"
hav ocean, sea
havbruk fish farming, fish breeding
aquaculture, mariculture, sea farming
havebrug (see "hagebruk")
havestue garden room
havfiske deep-sea fishing
havde (see "hadde") (archaic)
havn harbor, port
havre Oats
hederlig honourable
hedret honoured
hei heath, moor
heia (see "hei")
heieslåtten upland haying
heim home (nn), se also "hjem"
heimangaver (see "medgift")
heime at home (nn)
Heimedøypar (see "hjemedøper")
heimeplassen (see "hjemmplassen")
heimelsbrev document to prove ownership, authority, etc.
heimevernet Home guard (military guard) but not similar to the
US National Guard
heimstad (see "hjemsted")
heimtur the journey home
hele whole, entire
hekle crochet
heks witch The storry of Lisbet Pedersdatter Nypan
hekseri Witchcraft
hellar (nn)
heller rather
helleristning rock carving
hellig holy
helligdag holiday
helsa (see "helse") (nn)
helse greetings (dialect) (see "hilse")
Health
hendes (see "hennes") (archaic)
hendes datter (see "hennes datter")
hengt seg hanged him/herself
hennar (see "hennes") (nn)
henlagt put away, dismissed
henne her
hennes her (iee her children)
hennes datter her daughter
her here
herad (see "herred") (archaic)
heradsskriver district taxation registrar
herkomst ancestry
herlighed (see "herlighet")
herlighet glory
Herr Mr. (salution used in letters. Equal to Mr.)
herredsrett district Court
herred municipality and judicial district, now called
"kommune" (archaic)
herredstyre (see "kommunestyre")
herregård mansion/estate
Herren God, the Lord
hertil to this Place
hertugdommene (see "hertugdømmene")
hertugdømmene dutchies
hest horse
hestesele horse's tackle
hestesal horse saddle
hestetruger Horse snow shoes
Hesteutstilling Horse show
heter is named
hexe (see "heks")
Hiemme i Huuset (see "hjemme i huset")
hilsen greetings (from)
best regards (from)
hi the other (nn)
hindes datter her daughter
hindes son her son
historie history
hittebarn orphan, foundling
hjell drying rack for Fish
hjelpe help, assist
hjelpepleier Enrolled Nurse
hjem home
hjemme at home
hjemme hos forældrene living at the parents house
hjemme i huset if in connections with marrieage "they were married at
their home"
(their own or parents jouse)
Hjemme og Ute At home and abroad
hjemedøper Person who took the christening in the home
hjemmedobt (see "hjemmedøpt")
hjemmedaap (see "hjemmedøpt")
hjemmedaabe (see "hjemmedøpt")
hjemmedøbt (see "hjemmedøpt"
hjemmedøpt baptized at home
hjemmehørende residing
hjemmeværende living at home
Hjemmedåp bekreftet home Christening/baptism veryfied
hjemmet the home
hjemplassen domicile, the place at home
hjemsted place of residence
hjemv. stays at home
hjemvendt returned home
hjernen brain
hjerneblødning stroke, cerebral hemorrhage
hjerneslag stroke
hjernesvulst brain tumor
hjerte heart
hjertefeil heart disease
hjerteinfarkt hart attack, myocardial infarction
hjertesvikt heartfailure
hjertesykdom heartdisease
hjo at (nn)
hjort deers
hjortetakk stag's antler, hartshorn
hjortetakksalt salt of hartshorn, spirit of hartshorn, sal volatile
hjul wheel
hjulbåten the paddleship or the wheelship
hjulmaker wheelwright
hjv. abb. for "hjemmeværende"
hjælpe (see "hjelpe") (archaic)
hjælper Moderen helps the mother
hjå (see "hos") (archaic)
hoire (see "høyre")
hm abbr. for "husmoder"
hmkone (see "husmannskone")
hmd abbr. for "husmand"
hmds abbr. for "husmandssønn"
HMKG Hans Majestet Kongens Gard = His Majesty The King's Guarde
holde hold, stop
holdmann (see "kårmann")
hor adultery
horn horn
hornskeier spoons of horn
hos with, at
hos foraeldrene (see "hos foreldrene") (archaic)
hos forældrene (see "hos foreldrene") (archaic)
hos foreldrene with the parents
hospital hospital
hospitalgods land belonging to a hospital and leased out to farmers
host (see "høst")
hoste cough
hovedliste census list
hovedpart main part
hovedsakelig mainly, principally
hovedstaden capital, ie Oslo, London
hovudpart (see "hovedpart") (nn)
Hubners geografi Hubner's Geography
hud cow hide
tax on land was often measured in terms of number of hides
huff-da (see "uff-da")
hummelkorn (from Scottish Hummelcorn)
(korn uten snerp)
fellesbetenglse på kornslag som ble regnet som fine;
de ble sådd i forholdsvis små mengder og helst ikke
brukt i det daglige.
On the westcoast (var det mest bygg og blandkorn)
(hamlakorn) som ble klat hummelkorn
On the eastpart (kunne hummekorn betenge både hvete,
rug, skall-løst bygg (torekorn) og erter.
hun she
hundre hundred
hus house
hus- og fjøsstel housekeeping and working in the barn
husar, hussar cavalryman
husbestyrerinde housekeeper
husbonde head of household (husband)
husbondens sødskende The head of household's siblings
husdyr farm animal,. eg. cattle, horses, etc
huset the house
husejer (see "huseier")
huseier houseowner
huseierske female houseowner
huseigar (see "huseier")
husfader the father of the house (the owner of the place)
husfader og fisker head of household and fisherman
huusfader og fisker (see "husfader og fisker"), head of household
husfaderens soster logerende Head of household's sister boarder
husflid home craft
husgjerning household, housework
hushjelp housemaid
hushalderske (see "husholderske")
husholdereske (see "husholderske")
husholderske housekeeper
husholdstatus status in houshold
husholdning household
husjomfru a female housekeeper
Huslig arbeide domestic work
huslyd a family unit living together in a house
husmand med jord (see "husmann med jord")
husmand smed og fisker tenant farmer blacksmith and fish(erman
husmandssønn (see "husmannssønn")
husmand (see "husmann")
husmann cottager, tenant farmer, crofter, smallholder,
person who rented a house
with or without a small plot of land on larger farm.
Rent was paid by doing part time work for the farmer.
see also Norwegian farms - some background informationHusmann
"I don't think there is a good English word for 'husmann'.
It is variously defined as cottager, cottier, cottar, crofter
and cotter. Most of us use the word cotter.
The term smallholder carries the implication of ownership,
which is far from the husmann's case.
Many cotter's places became smallholdings when the
cotter was able to buy it. An tenant farmer is far too
grand for the husmann's position.
The husmann was allowed to erect his
house on encumbered land, usually in return for farm labour.
Then there is the problem of 'med jord' and 'uten jord'.
Such land as he could use was essentially for his own
domestic need and not farming per se.
(Olav Kringhaug at the Noway-L January 29 2005)"
husmann med jord person (a cottier) who rented a house with small plot of
land on a lager farm
husmann med plads
husmann m j (see "husmann med jord")
husmann uten jord cotter without land
husmann med lidt jord cotter with a small pice of land
husmann u j (see "husmann uten jord")
husm.søn son of a cotter
husm.datter daughter of a cotter
husmannsenke cotter's widow
husmannsfolk cotter who worked for the "gårdmann" in return
for (small) pay and a house and generally a small
pieve of land for their own use
husmannskone the wife of a "husmann"
husmannsplass cotter's farm
husmannsseddel written contract between "husman" and the farmer
that he rented from
husmannssønn the son of the tenant farmer, the son of a cotter
husmoder (see "husmor")
husmor housewife, female head of the household
husmorskole home economics school
hustand household
hustuft house site
husstel (see "husstell")
husstell housekeeping
hustru wife (see also "kone")
hustømmermann (see "snekker")
hustømrer house carpenter
huusmand (see "husmann")
hva what
hvad (see "hvad") (archaic)
hval wale
hvalolje waleoil
hvalstasjon Kvalstasjonen på Skorøy
hvem who
hver every
hvete wheat
hvetemel white flour, wheat flour, plain flour
hvilken which
hvis if, whose
hvit white
hvitblakk grå hest a gray dun colored horse
hvor where
hvordan how
hvordan har du det how are you
hvorfor why
hvorfra indflyttet where moved from
hvormed wherewith
hvorvidt whether
hyling yelling, howling, wailing, whining, hooting se also hylle
hylle shelf (plural: shelves
ledge (in the maountain)
acclaim, hail, validate (eks. "To validate someone's
importance")
pay tribute, pay homage to (eks. "pay homage to the late
author")
applaud
hyllest homage
hyst (see "gitt husrom")
hytte cabin
hæderlige (see "hederlig") (archaic)
hækle (see "hekle")
hær army
høi (see "høy") (arcahic)
høj (see "høy") (arcahic)
højde (see "høyde") (archaic)
høgde (see "Høyde")
høker small, grocer, huckster
small tradesman (el. shopkeeper
hønseri poultry farm, hennery, chicken farm
høst fall, autumn (the season)
høy tall, high,
hay
høyde height
høyonne the haying time
høyre right (side)
høve possibility, access
høvleri planing mill
høvedsmann fishingboat master, shack master
hånd hand
håndarbeide handwork, Needlecraft
håndtering occupation
håndlanger assistant, helper, hodman
henchman
håndverk trade, handicraft
håndverker tradesman
håndskrifta the handwriting
håndsverkssvenn journeyman
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ikr. abbr. for "ikring"
innrull. abbr. for "innrullert"
ind. abbr. for "inderst"
ibid ibidem, means the same place
i in, within
i går yesterday
i beste fall at best
i så fall if so, if that is the case
i hjel, slå kill
i hvert fall at least at any rate, at all events, anyhow, in any case
i motsatt fall if not, otherwise
i si tid in his time (nn)
ibid same place (archaic)
ibidem same plac
iboende Beqvemmelighed by lodger is meant renter of the occupied accomodation
ihvertfal at least
ihjelslagen beaten to Death
ikje (see "ikke") (archaic)
ikke not
ikke døpt enda not christened yet, not baptized yet
ikke hjemmedøbt not home-baptised/christened
ikkje (see "ikke") (nn)
ikring about, approximately
ild fire
ildebrann accidental fire
imellum (see "imellom")
imellom between, among
imidlertid meanwhile
imigrere immigrate
imorgan tomorrow
indebrændt died in a fire
inderst (see "innerst") (archaic)
indeholder (see "inneholder") (archaic)
indehaver (see "innehaver")
indgik ægteskab (see "'inngikk ekteskap")
indlæg (see "innlegg") (archaic)
indsee (see "innse") (archaic)
indsidderske a female "inderst" (archaic)
Indsidder (see "innerst") (archaic)
indst (see "innerst") (archaic)
indstrumentmager instrument maker (archaic)
indre inner (as opposet to outher)
indrull enrollment office
indtækt (see "inntekt") (archaic)
infarkt (see "hjerteinfarkt")
infeksjon infection
ingeniør engineer
ingen none
imgefær ginger
ingensomhelst nonwe what so ever
introduserte Chrurching a woman, event that happened after childbirth,
introduced.
Some 40 days or so after a baby's birth the mother's were
'introduced' back into the congregation; they couldn't go
to church during that period of time after the baby was born.
This appears to be a list of male names and I suspect
the word after each name is 'hustru' - wife.
The wife of each man was introduced back to the congregation
after giving birth, becoming a mother.
'Benedictio mulieris post partum ante ostium ecclesiae'
(Latin) Churching of women or Churching of women
inn in
inne i inside
innehaver owner
inneholder contains
innreiing (see "innredning")
innredning furniture, probably mostly of the kind that are fixed parts
of the house (built into house)
innerst renter, innermost, lodger on a farm,
see also Norwegian farms - some background informationinnerst
inner, inmost, innermost, next to the wall innerstfolk
people living in rented house without any contract of work
on the farm, typical a tailor, shoemaker
innfl abbr. for "innflyttet"
innflytte move into
innflyttet moved in (to parish)
innflyttede list of people moving in (in churchbook some records)
innflytning moved in
inngikk ekteskap entered into matrimony, got married
inhabil incompetent, unqualified, disqualified (legal)
innflyttede moving in to the area
inngifte intermarried
inngå enter, go in, enter into
innhegning enclosure, paddock
innhold content
innlagt vatn indoor water installation
innlegg contribution, speech
innløse redeem
innmeldte registering for School registering for new in the church
(in churchbook)
innrullere enlist (military)
innrullert enlisted (military)
innse comprehend, realize
innsitter renter
innsjø lake
inntekt profit, receipt, Revenue
income, meaning taxable income, i .e. total income with
the cost of doing whatever you do to make a living subtracted.
(If you run a business, you deduct all business costs.
If you are a wage earner, you still have a lot of interesting
deductions, like the cost of travelling to your job,
whatever you pay in interest on loans, and a host of other,
smaller deductions. The whole system is complicated,
but this is the grist of it.) This means that the
Incomes you find on the tax returns for each individual, is not
what they actually made, but what they made minus deductions.
inntreder to join, the army or a society.
innvandre immigrate
innvandring immigration
innvie dedicate
inste (see "innerst")
instrumentmager (see "instruentmaker")
instrumentmaker toolmaker
Intet vides no further information is known
introdusert Churchung a woman is also called "introduced"
and this was an old custom.
Woman who had given birth to a child had to stay away from the
church a certain time after giving birth, normally 6 weeks.
After childbirth a woman was considered unclean until she
At the first time in church (after 6 weeks) she had been
"churched" or introduced to the church again. (Also said she
was introduced to the congregation.
The minister/parson/priest met her at the churchdoor and so
attended her into the church. There was a ritual there before
she was actually allowed to step into the house of God.
This introduction date was recorded in the churchbook.
In the records it says things like "Introduceret Ole Olsens
qvinde".
Often it was saying Qvinde, hustrue, q, h (shorten the words)
This custom was officially abolished in the mid 1700 but at
some places the custom have been active up the this century.
(A few gen. program has this as event) introducere
(see "introdusert")
iqvateere lodge, accommodate
intet none
Intet samfund no society
introduceret
invie (see "innvie")
island Iceland
islandsk icelandic
isskjauer issjauer = ice + (see "sjauer")
isskjærer isskjærer = ice + (see "skjærer")
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jfr. abbr. for "jevnfør"
Jaegere Elite troops of the army
jaeter (see "gjeter")
jaekteskipper (see "jekteskipper")
jagtliv hunting life
jakt hunting
jamfør (see "jevnfør")
jamgodt equivalent to
jamstore equally large
januar January
jeg I
jeger light infantry soldier
hunter, trapper
jekt small cargo boat with half deck and sails
jektefører captain on the "jekt"
jekteskipper skipper of a "jekt" a relatively small sailship, especially
used in Northern Norway
jente (see "pike")
jernbane railroad, railway
jernbanearbeider railroad worker
jermbanefullmektig clerical officer, managing clerk at the Railroad
jernbaneselskap railroad company
jernbanlæg railroad Construction
jernvarer iron items
jernvegsarb. (see "jernbanearbeider")
jernverk iron works, iron mill
jernverksarbeider
jetergut (see "gjetergutt")
jevnfør compare with, see
jevnførelsesliste index, cross-reference in church records
jomfru damsel, Miss, virgin or maiden
jonsok midsummer day
jord soil, earth, mud
land,
jordakeren (see "jordåkeren")
jordarbeider farmworker, field laborer, agricultuaral worker
jordatausa farmgirl (wench)
jordbeskrivelse ("earth description" ) geography
jordet (see "jordpåkastelse")
jordboka land register, real estate register, the official land
register book if you like
jordbruk farming
jordbruker farmer
jordbruksareal farming area
jordbruksarbeide working on a farm
jordbruksarbeider farm-hand, farm worker
jordbruksområde areas for farming
jordbruksredskap agricultural equipment
jordbruksskole agricultural school
jordbrukstellinga land registration (for taxation)
jorderike the earth, the world
jorbøkene (see "jordbøker")
jordbøker landregisters, real estate registers
jorddrott landlord
jordegods landed property, lands
jordeier landed proprietor, landowner
jordet buried
jordfeste funeral service just after burial
or some times many month later (depending on season and location)
(see also "jordpåkastelse")
(A few gen. program has this as event)
jordfæftelfes (see "jordpåkastelse")
jordfestelse (see "jordpåkastelse")
jordkjellar a separate earth cellar for storing potatoes, etc.
Jordløs husmand Cottar without land
jordmor midwife
jordrotten the landowner,
but usually used to describe someone who owned much land
jordpåkastelse interment
"jordfeste" or "jordpåkasting" refers to the priest's blessing
on the grave/coffin some times after that the coffin was put
into the grave.
(by tossing soil onto the coffin). Usually this would occur at
the same time as the burial, i.e., the priest would be present
at the burial and toss soil onto the coffin.
If, however, the priest was away, it frequently, occurred that
the priest would conduct the "jordpåkasting" some time after
the burial. It seems quite odd, however, that the person died
16 Dec 1879 and the "jordfeste" did not occur until 21 Aug 1881.
I can't think of any good explanation for that delay.
(John Follesdal, in epost to Norway-L,
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 16:46:48 -0500)
jordpåkasting (see "jordpåkastelse")
jordskatten 1802 landtax of 1802
jordskjelv earthquake
jordskyld rental fee for renting land
jordåkeren farmfield
journalist journalist
jul Christmas
jul i Norge Christmas in Norway
julekake Christmas cake, fruitcake, fruit Loaf
juli July
jungmand orinary seaman
juni June
jurist lawyer
jus law
justis justice, administration of justice order, discipline
justisråd ????
jæger (see "jeger")
jævil (see "djevel")
jætergut (see "gjetergutt)
jøde Jew
jøkel glacier
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