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| Danish | English |
| h. | often abrev. for hustru (wife) |
| halshugget | decapitated |
| halv | half |
| halvfems | 90 |
| halvfemsindstyvende | 90th |
| halvfjerds | 70 |
| halvfjerdsindstyvende | 70th |
| halvtreds | 50 |
| halvtredsindstyvende | 50th |
| han, ham, hans | he, him, his |
| handelsmand | merchant, trader, salesman |
| handler | merchant, trader |
| handskemager | glove maker |
| hans | his |
| har | has, have |
| hattemager | hatmaker |
| havde | had |
| havn | harbor, port |
| hedder | named, is |
| heks | witch |
| heller | neither |
| hellig | holy, sacred |
| hende, hendes | her, hers |
| hensat | set aside, begravet |
| her | here |
| herom | about this |
| herred | judicial district |
| herremand | lord of the manor |
| herskabskusk | coachman |
| herskerinde | mistress |
| hest | horse |
| hestehandler | horse dealer |
| hindring | obstacle, hindrance |
| hittebarn | foundling (an abandoned infant) |
| hjem | home |
| hjemme, hiemme | at home |
| hjemmedøbt, hiemmedøbt | baptized at home |
| hjerte | heart |
| hjertefejl | heart disease |
| hjul | wheel |
| hjulmand | wheelwright |
| holde | hold, stop, keep |
| hor | adultery |
| hos | with, at, in |
| hospital | hospital |
| hospitalslem | hospital patient, welfare recipient |
| hoste | cough |
| hovedbogholder | chief accountant |
| hovedgaard | manor |
| hovedliste | main list |
| hovedperson | head of house |
| hovedrulle | complete list of military recruits |
| hovmester | butler |
| hr. | mr. |
| hugaf | old soldier |
| hugger | sculptor |
| hun, hende, hendes | she, her, hers |
| hundred | 100 |
| hundrede | 100th |
| hus (huus) | house |
| husar, hussar | cavalryman |
| husbonde | husband, head of house |
| husejer | owner of house |
| husfader | head of the household |
| husfolk | small farmers, about a couple |
| husholderske | housekeeper |
| husmand | cottager, small farmer |
| husmand med Jord | cottager with land |
| husmoder, huusmoder | wife, homemaker |
| husstand | household |
| hustru | wife |
| husfader | head of house |
| hvad | what |
| hvalfanger | whaler |
| hvem | whom |
| hver | every |
| hvid | white |
| hvilken | which |
| hvis | if, whose |
| hvor | where |
| hvornaar | when |
| hvorvidt | whether |
| hyrde | herdsman, shepherd |
| hængt sig | hanged him/her self |
| høj | tall, high, hill |
| højre | right |
| højædle og velbaarne | noble and welborn |
| høker | small shop keeper, grocer |
| haandsarbejdere | manual workers |
| haandtering | occupation |
| haandværk | trade, handicraft |
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