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Norwegian
Genealogical Word List
   

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Language Characteristics
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Key Words
General Words
Aa
     
Æ
Ø
Å
Numbers
Dates And Time

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.


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AA


See Å.  


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A


absolvere to give absolution
adel nobility
adelig noble
adelsmann nobleman
adoptert adopted
adresse address
aften evening
alder age
alderdomssvakhet weakness of old age
aldri never
alle all
alltid always
almisse charity
almisselem indigent, poor
altergang Communion
amt county
amtmann chief county administrator
andre others, other, next
anetavle pedigree chart
anfall seizure, attack
anførte entered, mentioned
ankomst arrival
anmerkning remark, notice, note
annen, annet second, another
annen gang second time
anno (Latin) year
annonsere publish, announce
antall number, count
april April
arbeider laborer
arkiv archive
arv inheritance
arvelodd share of inheritance
arving heir
astma asthma
at that
atten eighteen
attende eighteenth
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

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