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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| 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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