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Norwegian
Genealogical Word List
   

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sa said, stated
sabbat Sabbath
sakrament sacrament
salig deceased, holy, blessed
salmaker saddler
samfunn society
samleie intercourse
samme same
samme dag the same day
sammen together
sammesteds in the same place
samtlige all
samtykke consent
sau sheep
seg oneself
seks six
seksten sixteen
sekstende sixteenth
seksti sixty
sekstiende sixtieth
selv self
selveier owner, freeholder
selvmord suicide
senere later
seng bed
sengeliggende bedridden
separeret separated
september September
side page, side
sidehus side house
siden since, later
sin, sitt, sine his, hers, its
sinnsvak insane, retarded
sinnsyk mentally ill
siste last, latter
siste olje last rites
sjette sixth
sju (syv) seven
sjuende (syvende) seventh
sjø sea, lake
sjømann sailor, seaman
skaberak elaborate horse blanket
skal shall, must
skarlagensfeber scarlet fever
skatt tax
skibsfører ship’s captain
skifte probate
skifteprotokoll probate record book
skifteretten probate court
skilsmisse divorce
skilt divorced
skiløper infantry soldier on skis, skier
skjedde happened
skjøte deed (property)
skog forest
skole school
skomaker shoemaker
skredder tailor
skriver scribe
skulle should
slag strike, blow, stroke
slakter butcher
slekt relatives, family, lineage
slektninger relatives
slektsforskning genealogy
slektshistorie family history, lineage books
slektsvåpen coat of arms
slå ihjel kill
smed smith
snart soon
snekker cabinetmaker, carpenter
sogn parish
soldat soldier
sorenskriver magistrate, probate judge
sort black
spebarn infant, baby
spillemann musician, fiddler
stabbur storehouse on pillars
stamtavle descendancy chart
stand social position
stebarn stepchild
stebror stepbrother
sted place
stedatter stepdaughter
stefar stepfather
steinhogger stonecutter
stemor stepmother
stesønn stepson
stilling status, position, office
stor large
straff punishment
straks right away, immediately
stum mute (can’t speak)
summa (Latin) totals
summarisk statistical, summary
svak weak
svakhet weakness
svart black
svenn journeyman
svensk Swedish
Sverige Sweden
svigerdatter daughter-in-law
svigerfar father-in-law
svigerinne sister-in-law
svigermor mother-in-law
svigersønn son-in-law
svoger brother-in-law
svulst tumor
syd south
sydlig southern
syerske seamstress
syk sick
sykdom disease
sypike seamstress
sytten seventeen
syttende seventeenth
sytti seventy
syttiende seventieth
syv (sju) seven
syvende (sjuende) seventh
sølv silver
søndag Sunday
sønn son
sønnedatter son’s daughter
sønnesøn son’s son
sør south
søsken siblings
søster sister
søstersønn sister’s son
saw (see), so, if so, sow (seed)
sådan such
således thus, in this or that

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