Denmark Probate Word List

 Word List for Probates (This is a work in progress)

For other vocabulary lists and more information on Danish probates, click hereor here. A. A.D. in the year of our Lord Aar- year Ad- at Advokat- attorney Af, av- of, at, by, from Afdøde- deceased Afg., afgange- deceased Afgangen- the deceased Afgift- fee, charge Afholdelse- conduct, organization Afholdt- held, incurred, organized Afgaa, afgaaet- die, died Afkald- waiver Afkom- offspirng Afsælle- sell Aftale- aggreement Aftos- last night Aftægtsfolk- retired people Aftægtskone- retired woman Aftægtsmand- retired man Agent- agent Agt(en)- intention, purpose Aldeles- absolutely, totally, quite, entirely Alder- age Aldrig- never Alle- all Allerhøjest- most highest Allordere- allocate Alt- all, universe, already Amt- county Amtets- the county's Amtmand- chief county administrator Amtsforratter- county commissioners Anden- other, second Anden side- other side Andunldt- amount Anføre- indicate, state, also retired Anført- listed, stated, specified Anmeld, Anmeldelse- report, notification, review Annus (Latin)- year Anordnet- ordered, arranged, set apart Anpart- share Antage- accept, take on, assume Antagelse,- assumption, acceptance Antagelig- presumably, probably, likely Antaget- chosen Antagne- assumed Antal- number Ar, en- are Arbejdshold- work team Arbejdsperiode- employment period or schedule Arv-.inheritance Arvedel, Arvadeling- inheritance, portion or share of the inheritance Arvelader- testator Arveskifte- inheritance Arving- heir Arvinger, Arfvinger- heirs At- that, to At være- as, being Aulede- only Avle- beget, grow Avlet- begotten, produced Avlet med afdøde - begotten with the deceased Av- of, from, by

B Baade- both Barn, børn- child, children Barnedåb- grandchild Barnefader- the child’s father Bedstefader- grandfather Bedstemoder- grandmother Befal, Befale- command, order Befalede- commanded, ordered Befindes- found to be Begjæring, Begæring- petition, request, application, motion Behøver at- require, have to, need to Bekendtgørelse- official announcement Bekentgjort- announced Bekost, Bekostning- expense, the cost Bekræft- confirm, verify, affirm Beløb- amount Bemeldte- aforesaid Bemidlet- well off Benævnte- named Beregne- calculate Bero- be, remain Beroer- depends Beskikket- appointed Beskriven- description Betaler- pay Betaling- payment Betalt- paid Betegne- description Betjente, Betiente- official Betydeligt- significantly, considerablely Birchedomer, Birkedommer- birke judge Blandt- among Blev, blef- was, become Blive, Blivet, Bliver- be, being, becoming, getting Boede, Boet,- lived Boe- live, reside Boelsmand- farmer Boet- estate, the estate; also live, living Bog- book Bonde- farmer Bondegaard- farm Bopæl- resident, residence Bor- live, living, lives Borgmester- Mayor Bortdøde- deceased Bortfalder- void, repeal Bortsolgt- sold Bouppteckning- probate Brev- letter Broder- brother Broderdatter- brother’s daughter Broderlod- brother's share Brodersøn- brother’s son Brække- break Brødre- brothers By, bye- town, village Børn- children Børnebørn- grandchildren Børnene- the children

C Comite, kommite- committee Come, komme- come Curator- curator

D Da- as, since, when Danske- Danish Darværende- former Datter, Døttre- daughter, daughters Datterdatter- daughter’s daughter, granddaughter Dattersøn- daughter’s son De- they, those, the Deling, deeling- division, distribution Derfor- therefore Deg- you Dend- it, that, the, other Den- of, the, it, of the Denne- this Dennes- his, its, thereof, latter Der- who, there, which, that Dere- you Derefter- after that, then, afterwards Deres- theirs, yours, its Deret- theirs, which, who, that Derhjemme -at home Deriblandt- including, among Dermed- there by, thus Dernæst- next Dertil- there, thereof, therefore, thereto Derudover- additional Det- it, that Dette- this Did- you, yourself, there Disse- these Dit- your Dog- however, though Dokket- docked Dom- sentence, judgement, verdict Dommer- judge Drager- porter, carrier Dranker- drunkard Dreng, dr.- male, boy Drengebarn- male child Dronning- queen Død, Døden- death, the death Dødsanmeldelse- death announcement Dødsfald- death Døtre- daughter

E Eder- you Edle- noble Een- one Efter- after, behind Efterdi- because Efterlade- leave Efterlade sig en formue- leave a fortune Efterladenskaber- remainder, the rest Efterladte- survivors, remaining Efterladende- left behind, surviving Efterlefuende- surviving Eftermelte- below mentioned Efterretning- obedience Eftersom- since, as Eg, Ege, Egne, Egen, Eget- own, on one's own Egenskab- capacity, property, attribute, characteristic Egstra- see ekstra Egteskab- marriage Ei, Ej- not Eje- own Ejendom, Ejendele- property, posessions Ejen- property Ejer- owner Ekstra- extra Ekstradere- extract Embede- office En- the, a, an, one End- than, end, over Endelig- final, finally Endvidere- also, furthermore Enebarn- only child Enes- agree Enhver- each, everyone Eniste- begotten Enke- widow Enkekone- widow Enkemand- widower Ensker- wishes, wants Er, Ere- is, are, the, has, have Erholde- assume, get, obtain, receive Erhverv- profession, trade Erhverver- acquire, gain Erkendtlig- grateful Erkend, Erkende- acknowledge, own, admit, recognize, realize Erklære- declare, declaring, proclaim Et- a, an, one

F Faa- get, receive Fadder- godfather, sponsor Faaet- received, got, obtained Fader- father Faderne, Fadderne- godparents Fallit- bankrupt, bankruptcy Fandt, Fantes- found, was found Far- father Farbroder- father’s brother, uncle Farfader- paternal grandfather Farfar- grandfather Far- father Farmoder- grandmother, father’s mother Farmor- grandmother, father’s mother Faset- receive Faste- real Faster- aunt, father’s sister Fastsætte- assign, appoint Fat- got, hold, summarize, understand, comprehend Fattes- lacking, wanting Fellets- joint Fik- get, receive Fil- file Findes- found Firer- four Foged- bailiff, marshall, official Folgende- as follows, thus Folio- page For- in, for, in order, for the For endelig skifte- for final probate Foranførte- above mentioned Foranmeldte- above reported, previously announced Forat- to, in order to Forandre, forandring- change, vary, shift, reverse Foregaænde- earlier Foregaaet- official announcement Fordeling- distribution, allocation Fordring- claim, debt, receivable Fordre, fordrede- demand, require Fordrukken- drunken Forefandtes- were present Foregaænde- earlier, previous, former Foregaaet- occurred, took place Forestage- make, do, perform Foretagelse- making, performing Foretage, foretagne- transact, perform, conduct, make, distribute Fortagen- distribution Foretager- makes, performs, carries out Fortaget lovlig- transacted lawfully Forevise- show Forfald- absence Forfaret- conduct Forgået- occurred, took place Forfeiglet- previous Forhen, førhen- in the past, formerly Forhentiltagne- previously appointed Forkarlen- foreman Forloveren- sponsors, bondsmen at marriage Forladefoged- baliff of the manor Formedelst- due to, because of Formode- assuming, supposing Formue- assets, property, wealth Formynder- guardian Fornyelig- recently, recently departed Forordningen- regulation, statutes Forpagter- tenant Forpligte- oblige, commit Forpligtelse- obligation, commitment Forpligtet- committed, obliged Forrentning- interest, return, rate Forreste- front, foremost Forresten- incidentally, by the way, anyway Forrætte og afslutte- transact and conclude Forretning- business, transaction, administration, proceeding Forretning tilstede- present at the proceeding Forretninger- transactions Forretningen- business administration Forrevist kjøb- bill of sale Forrige- previous Forsamle- meet, assemble, gather Forsamlingen- meeting, assembly, gathering, committee Forsegle- seal up Forsende- seal up Forsige- to say Forskel- difference Fortfare- conduct, carry out Fortfarende- continually, ongoing Fortforet- conducted Fortil- before Foruden- besides, in addition to Forud- previous, prior Forudgående- previous Forudsiger- predicts Forvalter- administrator, agent, manager, bailiff Forvære- make worse Forældre- parents Forældreløs- orphan Forældrene- the parents Fosterbarn- foster child Fosterbørn- foster children Fosterdatter- foster daughter Fostersøn- foster son Fra- from Fraværende- absent Frembragt- reveal, disclose Fremdeles, fremdeeles- further Fremfor- before, above, beyond Fremføre- advance, forward Fremfærd- conduct Fremgang- proceed, progress Fremlagt, fremlagde- submitted, presented, provided, produced Fremme- to go forth Fremsat- submitted, made, delivered, presented Fremstille, Fremstillet- create, make, produce, present to be judged Fremviste- presented, showed, displayed Fri- free Frille- mistress Frue- Mrs., wife, lady, not a peasant women Fruentimmer- unmarried mother Frugtsommelig- pregnant Frøken- miss, not a peasant girl Fudt- completely Fuldkommen- complete, perfect Fuldkomns- fulfilled Fuldmagt- proxy, power of attorney Fuldmægtig, fuldmegtige- attorney, advocate, head clerk Fulgt- followed Fuldkommen- complete, perfect Fælled, Fælles- common, mutual, joint Fæstebonde- copyholder, leaseholder, farmer Fæstegårdmand- copyholder, leaseholder, farmer Fæste- copyhold, lease Fæstebonde-leaseholder on a farm Fæstemand- betrothed Fæster- person who is leasing Fæstprotokol- land lease Fætter- cousin Fødtes (Føde) værger- family guardian Følge- result of (i følge- as a result of) Følger- as follows Før die unmyndige vegen- in behalf of the minors Før- before Førhen- previously Første- first Får- gets, will, have Fået- received, got

G Gaardmand- farmer Gammel- old Garden- the farm Gave- gift, present Gavn- benefit Gift, givt- married Gik- went, walked, did, was, were Gior- makes Gjeld- debts Gjort, Gjorde- made, done, been Godfather- godfather Gudfrygtige- godfearing Gudmoder- godmother Gæld, gjold, gjæld- debt, payables Gå- go, walk, do Gårdbruger, gaardbruger- farmer Gårdejer, gaardejer- farm owner Gaard- farm Gårdfæster, gaardfæster- farm leaseholder, tenant Gårdmand, gaardmand- farmer

H H.(abbreviation for "hustrue"- wife Halde- hold, maintain, keep, continue Halvbrodre, Halvbroder- half brother Halvdelen- half, a portion Ham- he, his, him Han- he, his, him Hannen- male, him Hans- his Har- has, have Hartkorn- unit of land valuation Havde- had Have- have, be Havender- debtors Heder- honor Hederlige- honorable Hederlige och wellærde- honorable and well-learned Helbroder- whole brother Hele- all, entire Hellere- rather, better, prefer Hellig- holy Hende, Hendes- her, hers Henhold- according, accordance with, belong to Henhøre til- refer to Hensidde- live, exist Hensyn- respect, regard Her- here Heraf- of this, thereof, these, which Herom- accordingly, thereof, thereon Herremand- lord of the manor Herrets ting- district court Herskerinde- mistress Hidtil- previously, up until now Hjemme, Hiemme- at home Hjemmedødt- home christening, home baptism Hmd, Hm. (abbreviation for Husmand)- cottager Holde- hold, holding, keep, keeping, stay, staying Holden- keeping, stopping; also rich, prosperous Holdelse- proceeding Holdte- held Hor- adultery, fornication Hos- at, with, in, by, from Hovedperson- head of house Hr.- Mr. Hun- she Hus, Huus- house Husbonde- husband, head of house Husejer- owner of house Husfader- head of house Husfolk- small farmers Husholderske- housekeeper Husmand med jord- farmer with land Husmand- cottager, small farmer Husmoder, huusmoder- wife, homemaker Hustrue, hustru, kone-wife Huus afgift- rent Hvad- what Hvem- who Hver, hvert- every Hvidebøger- "white books" or a record of those deceased in Copenhagen who did not have an official probate Hvilke, hvilken, hvilket- which, what, this Hvil- rest Hvor- where, which, when, how, there Hvorefter- whereafter, then Hvornaar- when is, when will, when does, where once, where when Hvorved- wherewith Hvortil- plus, in additon, which should be added Høj Ædle, Højædle- noble, high

I  I- in, of, the, at, you I dag- today Iagttage- watch, observe Iberegne- include Idet- as, because, with, since, taking Ifald- if, in case Ifolge, Ifølge- according, according to Ikke- not Imellem- between Imod- against, accepted, opposed Inderste- tenant, renter Indfandt- appeared, met Indgaa- conclude Indgaaet- entered into, concluded, reached, received Indlæg- contribution, pleading, plea, letter, article, speech, submission, observation Inddrage- include, involve Indfandt- materialize Indsidder- tenant, renter Indtage- take, adopt Indtægt- income, revenue, proceeds Ingen- no, not, none Interesse- interest Intet- no, nothing Intægt- asset, income

J  Jeg- I Jer- you, yourselves Jeres- your, yours Jomfru- maiden, miss, not a peasant girl, virgin Jord(e)- earth, land, property Jordlig- earthly Jordseddel- certificate from the probate authority to the deceased's priest, verifying that they had recorded the death. The priest was then allowed to bury the dead.

K  Karl- young man, farmhand Kendelse- decision, judgement, verdict, order, ruling Kidre- dear Kiste- coffin Kl., Kng., Kong.(abbreviation for Kongelig) - Royal, government Kongelig- royal Kom- come Kommer- come, coming, comes Kommis- commission, commissioner Kommitterede- nominee, commissioner Kommunemand- city official Kone- wife, married woman Kongelige (Kl.)- Royal, government Kontorbetjent- office clerk Kontorchef- head of office staff Kontormedhjælper- office clerk Kost, Kostet- cost, the cost Kravede- required Kun- just, only, only the Kunde- could, might, would; also client, patron Kundskab- knowledge Kundgjørelse- announcement, notification Kusine- cousin Kvinde, Qvinde- woman Kvindefadder, Qvindefadder- godmother Kvindemenneske- woman Køb, Kjøb- purchase

L Lagte- pay Landarbejder- farm worker Landbo- farmer renter Landbruger- farmer Laugværge- widow's guardian, chosen by her and usually her brother Lærte hederlige- learned and honorable Lejer- tenant Lensmanden- the constable Leve- live Levende- living Leveret- suppied, delivered, provided Lig- equal, similar to Ligel- ditto Ligeledes- likewise, also, equally Ligesom- like, somewhat, as Ligkiste- coffin Likvidere- liquidate Livsarvinger- living heirs Lod- lot, share Logerende- tenant, lodger Lov- law Lovlig- legal Lyder saaledes- reads thus Løbende- current, continuous, standing Løse- resolve, solve

M m.f.P. (abbreviation of “med ført Pen")- with guided pen. Usually appears under the signatures of those who could not write. m.p.P. (abbreviation of “med påholden Pen”)- with guided pen (see m.f.P.) M.V., (abbrev. of med videre)- continued, forward Maa- must, may, should, shall, must be Madmoder- woman of the house, housewife Magistrat/Magistrate- justice for the peace Magistrats Gods- magistrate’s estate Maitresse- mistress Maj- May Maj., Majestæts- majesty Man- man, husband, one, you, it Mand- man, men Manden- the man Mandfadder- godfather Mandkjøn- male Med- with, by, of, the Medmindre- unless Meere, Mere- more, further Mellem- between Men- but Mere- more Middel- medium, average, part Mindreårige- minors Moder, Mor- mother Moderens- the mother Modt- appeared, met, was present Modtagen- receive Mor, Moder- mother Morbroder- mother’s brother, uncle Morfader, morfar- mother’s father, grandfather Mormoder, mormor- mother’s mother, grandmother Mortis (Latin)- death Moster- aunt, mother’s sister Mostermand- mother’s sister’s husband Muldseddel- see Jordseddel Myndig- of legal age. The age varied throughout Denmark, but on average 15-18 years (considered mindreårige 18-25 years) for men. Women were never recognized as “of age” until 1857, and always had a guardian appointed to them. After 1857, the “of age” age for single women was the same as men. In 1922, everyone was considered “of age” when they turned 21 years old, and today the age is 18. Mænd- men Mændenes- the men, appraisers Møde- meeting, appointment Mødte, Mødt- met, met with, present, in attendance Mø- maiden, virgin Må or Maa- do, be, must, may, should Maad- goal, way, means Maanad- month

N Naar- where, when Nafnlig- namely Namful- namely Nati, Natiuitas (Latin)- birth Navnlig- namely Navnet- name, the name Nemlig- namely Navn- name Nedlagt- closed, asks, seeks, claims Nej- no Nevø- nephew Niece- niece Noch- also Nogen- any Nogen tid siden- sometime before Noget- something, anything Nok- enough Nu- now Nutid- present Nuværende- current, present, existing Nyfder ophold- of age (legal) Ny, Nyt- new Næmlig, namely- namely, that is Næringsvei- occupation Næst- next Nærværende- present Når- when, where

O O.S.V.-etc. Odel- freehold land Ofververends- attending Og, Oc, Och- and Ogfolder- live Ogsaa, Også- also Oktober- October Oldefader- great-grandfather Oldemoder- great-grandmother Om- about, in, on Omkostninger- expenses, costs Opdrætte- breed Opfostringshus- orphanage Oplaest- announced, read, spoken Opgiven- stated, studied Opgjort- calculate, estimate Opholde sig- reside, stay Opholder- living, staying Opholdsted- place of residence Opløbe- finish Opmærksom- attentive, mindful, aware Oplysninger- information, data, details Ordre- order Ovenmeldte- above reported Ovenævnte- above mentioned, aforementioned Overformynderi- trustee (someone who needs a guardian) Overformynderiet- Guardianship records Overførende- transferring Overrække- present, give Overskydende- excess Overstige- exceed Overværelse- presence, attendance Overværends- attending

P p., post- after Paa- on, at, in Paa grund- because Paa stedet- at this place Paahvileds, Paahvile- rest with, lie with, be due from, chargeable to Paalagt- order, put on, entrusted Paaløbende- accrued, incidental Pante- mortgage Passere- pass Pastorat- parish Penge- money Personerne- the people Pige- girl, maid, servant Pigebarn- girl child Pigen- the maid, that girl Plasmand- cottager Plejebarn- foster child Plejebørn- foster children Plejeforældre- foster parents Plejemoder- foster mother Plejesøn- foster son Protocol, Protokol- ledger, journal Pligtmand- tenant Proprietær- farmer (large) Provst- rural dean Provsti- deanery Provstinde- deans wife Præst, præsten- priest, the priest, clergyman, minister Præstegield- clerical district Pulitiaduakat- district attorney Pådømmelse- trial, judgment Påhvileds, Påhvile- rest with, lie with, be due from, chargeable to Påløbende- accrued, incidental Påstod- claimed

Q  Qua (Latin)- which, where, what, see, that Qvinde, Qvinden, Kvinde- woman, the woman Qvindekiøn, Kvindekøn- female gender Qvindemenneske- women

R  Raadhusskriver- town hall clerk scribe Raadlighed- command, disposal, available, provided Raadmand, Rådmand- councilman, alderman Rd(l). (abbreviation for Rigsdaler)- a former Danish monetary unit. Realiserede- realized, achieved, actual, recorded Realisation- realization Registrerede- registered Registering- inventory, registration Registrering og Vurdering- inventory and appraisal Renter- interest Resten- the rest Resterende- balance, remainder Resultat- result, profit, earnings Retlige- legal, the legal, justice Retsformand- persiding judge Retten- court Ridefoged- bailiff Rigtighed- accuracy, correctness, truthfulness Rime- agree Rimelig- reasonable, fair, fair price Rodemester- tax collector Rådlighed- command, disposal, available, provided Rådmand, Raadmand- councilman, alderman

S Saa- so, as, indeed, that, in behalf, then, such, saw, since Saadan- such Saaledes- namely, for instance, such as, thus, as follows Saavel- both Sabbat- Sabbath Sagen- proceedings Sagfører- lawyer Sal., Salig, Salige- deceased Samling- meeting Sammen- together or same Sammenaulede-begotten Sammenauled-together beget Sammen avlede- together begotten Sammenleje- living together Sammenviede- married together Sammestads- same place Samt- as well, well as Samtikke, samtykke- consent, agree Samtlige- all Sandsynligt- probable, likely Sedler- banknotes, bills Sees- seeing, seen, is seen Seigneur-Mr or Sir-willborn/ honourable Self tilhøre- self-owned Selvejer- owner, freeholder Set- viewed, seen Sidste- last Sig- him, her, it's, them, himself, herself, themselves, at, to, out, the Sige god- say good (vouch) Signor (French)- Mr. Sin, Sine- its, his, her, there Sind- mind Sit- its, his, her Skabe- create, generate, provide, also cabinets Sin- his, hers Skal- do, must, to be, should Skatteopkræver- tax debt, tax charges Skeed- given Skeedte- occurred Skete, Skeed- happened, occurred, did Skifte- probate Skifte forretning- probate proceeding Skiftes foretagelse- probate execution Skiftes holdelse- probate proceeding Skifte og Deeling- probate and distribution Skifteforvalter- probate administrator, probate agent Skifteomkostningerne- probate costs Skifteprotokoller- probate records Skifteretten- probate court Skiftesamling- probate meeting of heirs Skifter handling- settlement Skiftet- the probate Skilde- separate Skjønt- though Skilling- monetary unit Skrivelse- letter Skriver- scribe, clerk Skriverstue- writing room, office Skulde- should, would, might Skylde- owe Skøn- estimate, assessment Sl.,sal.,-deceased Slagfreds- illegitimate Slagfredsdatter- illegitimate daughter Slagfredssøn- illegitimate son Slutte- finish, end, conclude Slægt- family, relatives Små- small Sognebarn- parishioner Sognefoged- sheriff, constable Solgt- sold Som- as, since, who, which, as, whom, that Soskendebarn- niece, nephew Spurgte- inquired, asked Spædbarn- infant, baby S(igno)r- Mister Stads- city Stadboende- city residents Stedbarn- stepchild Stedbørn- stepchildren Steddatter- step daughter Stedfader- step father Stedmoder- step mother Stedsøn- step son Stervbo, Sterfboen- estate, inventory of the deceased Stifbarn- stepchild Stifbørn- stepchildren Stift, Stiftet- diocese, the diocese Stue- ground, room, living room Stærboet- same place, place where deceased lived Stævningsmand- baliff sheriff Sur- confused Svigerdatter- daughter-in-law Svigerfader- father-in-law Svigerinde- sister-in-law Svigermoder- mother-in-law Svigersøn-son-in-law Svoger- brother-in-law Svogerske- sister-in-law Sødskende(s)- siblings, sisters Søn, Sønnen- son, the son Sønnedatter- son’s daughter Sønnekone- son’s wife Sønnen- the son Sønnerne- the sons Sønnesøn- son’s son Søskende- siblings Søskendebarn- cousins Søskendefætter- first cousin Søster- sister Så- so, as, indeed, that, in behalf, then, such, saw, since Sådan- such, how, to, this Således- namely, for instance, such as, thus, as follows Såvel- both

T Tagelse- making, admission, aquisition, exemption Tager- takes, taking, out, are, does Taksere- appraise Tarv- best interests Tarveligt- simple, poor, shoddy, menial, frugally Testes- witnesses Tidligere- previously, past Tiener, tjener, tjeneste- servant Til- to, for Tilbud- offer, proposition Tilbød- offered Tidligere- previously, past, earlier Tidligt- early, premature, soon Tilgodehavender- receivables Tilhører- belonging to Tilhørende- belonging, matching, related Tilkendegive- declare, indicate, express, show, inform Tillade- allow, permit, let Tillidsmænd- trustees, representatives Tilladelse- permission Tillige- also, along with, in addition, together Tilligemed- together, preceded by, also Tillynsing- announcement, posting Tilspurgte- inquired, asked Tilstand- condition, state, status Tilstede, til stede- present, in attendance; also permit, grant, allow Tilstedeværende- present Tilstillede- sent, appointed, given Tilstaa- testify, swear, confirm, acknowledge Tilstaaelse- confession, admission, acknowledgement Tilsvar- chargable amount Tilsvarende- corresponding, equivalent, similar, comparable; also liable, responsible for Tilsværge- swear Tilsynsværge- legal guardian Tiltage- increase, grow Tiltale- prosecute, charge, address, speak to Ting- court Tingmanden- court officer Tjenende- serving Tjener, tiener- serve Troloved, trolovet- engaged Trykt- printed Tømmer- timber Tømrer- carpentry

U Ubetydelig- insignificant Udbetal, udbetaling- cash, cash out, withdraw, payment Udgang- end, exit, output Udelt- undivided, entirely Uden- without Ude- out, away Uden- without Udflytning- moving out Udgift- expense, cost Udi- in, at, of, from Udlagt- laid out, reported Udlæg- costs, outlay, expenses Udnævnte-appointed Udskifteligt- replacable, removable, interchangable Udøbt- unbaptized Uge- week Uger- weeks Ugift- unmarried Umage, Umagelig- effort, pains, uncomfortable Umindelig- as far as can be remembered, immemorial Umulig, Umuligt- impossible Umyndig- underage, minor Umyndiges vegne- minors behalf Umådelig- extremely, immensely Unde- underage; also give, wish, grant Under- under Underrets dommer- court judge-lower Underrretssay Fører- court judge lower Underskrevet- undersigned Underskrevne- signed Undertegnede- the undersigned Undgaas- avoided Undladt, Undlod- failed, omited, left undone Undtagen- except Ungk., Ungkarl- bachelor Ugift- unmarried Ung- young Uskiftet bo (boe)- unprobated estate, undivided estate Utlagt, udladt- announced, reported Uægte- illegitimate

V and W Vanvittig- retarded Var, Varnede, Værende, Været- was, were, being, been Ved- at or by Vedbørlig- legal Ved Døden er afgaaet- with death has departed, who died Vederlag- compensation, renumeration, proceeds Vedgå- admit, own, acknowledge Vedkomme, Vedkommende- person concerned Vegne, Wegen- behalf Velædle- noble Velbegavet- well endowed Vel som- well as (saa vel som- as well as), unable Velbe., Vel begavet- well endowed Velbyrdige, Vel byrdige- noble lineage Vellærde- well educated Vid- wide, extensive, open; also wit Vide- know Videre- further, forward, continue Vidner- witnesses Vidste- did, knew, know, did not know Vil, Vilde- shall, would, want, will Villig- willing, prepared, ready Vis- show, certain, view, some, degree Vitterlig- known Vitterlighedsmænd- witnesses, notaries, attestors Vor- our Vurder- rate, assess, evaluate Vurdere- to value, price, appraise Vurderet, Vurderede- assessed, appraised Vurdering- appraisal, evaluation, estimation Vurderingsmand- appraiser Vurderingsmænd- appraisers Værd- worth, value Være- be, have, to be, to Værende umlyndige- being minors Værende- living Været- been Værge- guardian, typically the father’s eldest brother (if the father had died), or the father himself (if the mother had died). By law, the guardian must be from the father’s side unless there were no living male relatives of the father.

Y Yderligere- additonal, more Ydre- outer Ygste- youngest Ytre- utter, express, speak

Æ Ægte- real, true, authentic, legitimate Ægteskab- marriage Ældste- oldest Æta (Latin)- age Ætas (Latin)- age, days, time, period

Ø Øge- increase Ønsker- do, want, wish, need Øvrige- other, additional, remaining

Å År- year