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raad
council, counsel
recht
right (correct), straight, law, justice
rechter
judge, magistrate
rechter(zijde)
right side
rechter hand
right hand
rechterlijk
legal, court (judicial)
rechtmatig
rightful, right (correct)
rechts
right (direction)
regering
government, administration
rekeningen
accounts, bills
rentenier
retired tradesperson, man of means
rivier
river
roede
rod (unit of length, about twelve feet or 3.6 meters)
rond
around, about
rood
red
roodvonk
scarlet fever
Rooms Katholiek
Roman Catholic
ruim [ruim 80 = eighty plus years old]
large, broad, wide, upwards of
Rus(sisch)
Russian
Rusland
Russia
rijk
empire, kingdom, rich, wealthy
rijksarchief
state archive, public record office
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S
's=des
of the
Sakser
Saxon
samen
together
schaapherder
shepherd
scheeps
of a ship (the ship's)
schenking
donation, gift
schepen
alderman, magistrate, ships
schepenakten
city council records
schilder
painter
schip
ship
schipper
barge man, boatman, skipper
schlepel
unit of measure, about .7 to 1.3 bushels
schoenmaker
shoemaker
school
school
schoondochter
daughter-in-law
schoonzoon
son-in-law
schoonzuster
sister-in-law
schriftgeleerde
scribe
schrijnwerker
cabinet maker, joiner
schrijver
scribe, writer, author
schuit
barge, boat
September
September
sinds(dien)
since
slachter, slager
butcher
slachtmaand
November
slag
hit, stroke, blow
slager, slachter
butcher
slechts
but, only, merely
sloot
ditch
slot
lock, castle
slotenmaker
locksmith
smid
(black)smith
soldaat
soldier
soms
besides, in addition to, sometimes
Spaans
Spanish
Spanjaard
Spaniard
Spanje
Spain
spoedig
quickly, soon, speedy
sprokkelmaand
February
staat
state
staats
of the state
staatsburger
citizen
stad
city, town
stamboeken
lineage books, genealogical register
stamboom
pedigree
steeds
always, still
steenbakker
brick maker, stone mason
stellen
to place, put, impose
sterven
to die
stief-
step-
straat
street
stroom
river, stream
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