Denmark Probate Word List

Probate Word List from Probates (This is a work in progress) A. Aar-year Ægte-marry Af-by Afdødes-deceased afgangen-the deceased Agteskab-marriage Amptsforratter-county commissioner Anden siide-other side Anordnet-set apart Antaget-chosen Antagne-assumed Arveskifte-inheritance Arvinger all var- heirs all were Arvinger-heirs Arvinger-heirs Arving-heir Aulede-only Av-by

B. Befindes-found to be Bekiendtgiørelse-official annoucement Benævnte-name mentioned Beskikket-appointed Beskikket-appointed Betiente-official Boende-living

D. Deeling-division

E. Efterlefuende-surviving Eftermelte-below mentioned Efterretning-obedience Egne-on their own Egne-their own Egnne-thier own Eniste-begotten

F. Faderne-grand father Færst- Fellets-joint Fodde- Foged-marshall Følge-as a result of Følger-followed Foranførte-above mentioned Foranmeldte-above mentioned Forbemeldte-above mentioned Foregaænde-earlier Foregaaet-official announcement Foretagelse-execution Foretagen-distribution Foretaget lovlig-transacted lawful Foretaget lovling-transacted a lawful foretage-untertake or perform Forfaret-conduct Formedelst-due Formynder-guardian Fornyelig-recently departed Forordningen-the statutes Forretningsen-administration Forrettet- Fortforet-conducted Forvalter-administrator Forvalter-Bailiff Fremdeeles-further Fremviste-present poer Fuldmagt-attorney Fuldmegtige-authorized agent=attorney

G. Garden-the farm Gior-makes

Gammel-old

H. Hannem-him Hans-his efterladte-surviving Herrets ting skædte-district court occurred Herrets ting-district court Hustrues-wife’s Hvilket-this Hvorefter-where after Hvor-where after Hvor-where after Imellem-between Indfandt-appeared

K. Kong(elig)-royal Kongelig- royal agent Kontorbetjent-office clerk Kontorchef-head of office staff Kontormedhjælper-office clerk Kontroist-clerk in office

L. Landarbejder-farm worker Landbo-farmer renter Landbruger-farmer Laugværge-widow’s guardian Lensmanden-the constable Ligeledes-also

M. Magistrat/Magistrate-justice for the peace Maij(estatæts)-majesty’s maij(estæts) Med-with Med-with Mødt-present/ mødte-was present

N. Nærværende-present

O.  Ofververends-attending Om-about Ordre-orders Overformynder-guardian Overværlese-present Overværlese-present

P. Plasmand-cottager Pligtmand-tenant Præstegield-clerical district Præstegield-clerical district Proprietær-farmer Large Pulitiaduakat-district attorney

R. Raadhusskriver-town hall clerk scribe Registrere-register Retsformand-persiding judge Ridefoged-bailiff Rigtighed-correctness

S. S.(igno)r-Mr Saaledes- Saa-so Salig or dø-deceased Sammenaulede-begotten Sammenauled-together beget Sammestæds-same place Samtliges-all’s Seigneur-Mr or Sir-willborn/ honourable Sig-self Sin-his Skeed-given Skeedte-occurred Skifte forrentning-probate procesings skifte-adminitration Skiftes holdelse-probate proceeding Skiftes holdelse-probate proceeding Skiftes-distributions Skiftet-the distribution Skriver-clerk Scribe Skylde-owe Sluttet-concluded Sluttet-consluded Sødskendes-sisters Som er forst i ægteskab-who in the first marriage Som er først- who are first Som følger-as follows Som-as Sønnerne-brothers (can also mean siblings) Stærboent-place where deceased lived Stævningsmand-baliff sheriff

T.  Tager-takes Til-as –to Tilligemed-also Tillysning- Tillysning-posting Tilstæde-present Tilstæde-present Tilstæde-present Tilstedes-allowed Tilstillede-given

U. Ude-in Udi-at from Udneunte-appointed Umyndiges- Underrets dommer-court judge-lower Underrretssay Fører-court judge lower Underskreune-undersigned Underskrevne-the undersigned Undtagen-except

V. W. (V and W can be interchangeable) Værende umlyndige-being minors Værende-living Være-were Værge-guardian Værgers- Var saa mødt-was also present Vedbørlig-legal Vedkommendes- Vegne-behalf Velsom-unable Vitterlig-known Vurdere-appraise Vurdering-appraising Vurderings forretning-appraisal Vurderings-appointed-

Wed skiftet var-at this proceeding Wed skiftet vor nærværende-at this proceeding were present