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| Syssel | 'The Syssel', administrative area |
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| Tækkemand | Thatcher, see also 'tækker'.
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| Tækker | Thatcher, see also 'tækkemand'.
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| Tærsker | Thresher.
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| Tærskeværk | Threshing mashine.
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| Tømmermand | 1. Carpenter 2. Ship's wright.
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| Tømrer | Carpenter.
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| Tømrermester | Master Carpenter.
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| Tønde | 1. Barrel. 2. Obsolete area measure, originally meant the land needed to fill a barrel with grain. A 'tønde land' varied according to the quality of the soil.
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| Tøndemager | Barrelmaker, cooper, however the term 'bødker' was more often used (see this).
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| Tørv | Peat.
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| Tambour | Drummer. See also 'trommeslager'
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| Tiende | 1. tenth, 10th. 2. tithe (hist.), peasants contribution of a part of their crops (originally a tenth) to the church.
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| Tingsvidne | Witness at the 'Thing', a local court (hist.)
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| Tirsdag | Tuesday, from Tyr's or Ti's Day. Tyr/Ti is an ancient indo-european God.
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| Tjenestefolk | Servants (M/F), both farmhands, servant girls, maids, cook's assistant etc., see also 'tyende'.
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| Tjenestepige | Maid, servant (F), see also 'tjenestefolk'.
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| Tobaksspinder | Tobacco spinner.
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| Toldbetjent | 1. customs officer (at city gates). Collected payment for goods brought into a market town/city prior to the freedom of trade in 1857, see also 'consumptionsbetjent'. 2. customs officer (at country borders), see also 'tolder'.
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| Toldbod | Customs house located at the city gates prior to the freedom of trade in 1857.
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| Tolder | Customs Officer (at the country border). This is a newer definition, see also 'consumptionsbetjent' and 'toldbetjent.
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| Toldkontrollør | Senior Examining Customs Officer (at city gates). Collected payment for goods brought into a market town/city prior to the freedom of trade in 1857, see also 'consumptionsbetjent' and 'toldbejent'.
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| Torsdag | Thursday, from Thor's Day, a norse God.
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| Torv | Town square, market place.
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| Træskomager | Clog and/or wooden shoe maker |
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| Traktør | Innkeeper, see also 'kromand'.
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| Traktørsted | Inn, see also 'kro'.
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| Tredje | Third, 3rd (spelling variation: 'tredie').
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| Trolovelse / Trolovet | Betrothal / betrothed (hist.)
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| Trommeslager | Drummer. See also 'tambour'
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| Tvilling | Twin (pl. tvillinger).
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| Tvillingebørn | Twins (children). |
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| Tyende | Servants (M/F), both farmhands, servant girls, maids, cook's assistant etc., see also 'tjenestefolk'.
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| Tysker | German, a person from Germany (old spelling: tydsker).
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| Tyskland | Germany.
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| Tællingskommisær | Enumerator (census lists) |
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| Uægte | Illigitemate, usually meaning a child born out of wedlock (hist.).
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| Uddød | Extinct, died out.
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| Udflyttergård | Outlying farm, often after 'udskiftningen' in the late 1700s and beginning of the 1800s.
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| Udvandring / udvandrere | Emigration / Emigrants. The terms 'emigration' and 'emigranter' is also widely used in Danish.
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| Uge | Week. Weekdays (monday - sunday) are: 'mandag', 'tirsdag', 'onsdag', 'torsdag', 'fredag', 'lørdag', and 'søndag'. In the Danish calendar a week always begin with Monday.
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| Ugift | Unmarried.
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| Umyndig | Minor, under age, legally incompetent. |
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| Unavngivet | Unnamed |
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| Underholde | 1. provide for e.g. one's family, see also 'forsørge'. 2. Entertain.
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| Underofficer | Non-commissioned officer, e.g. a sergeant or corporal.
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| Underskole | (Hist.) equals primary school.
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| Understøttelse | Support, often social welfare.
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| Undfange | Conceive.
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| Ung | Young.
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| Ungkarl | Bachelor, unmarried man.
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| Urmager | Watchmaker, clockmaker (older spelling variation: 'uhrmager')
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| Vægter | Night watchman in a town/city.
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| Værft | Shipyard, boatyard, in Denmark seldom a Navy yard. See also 'skibsværft' and 'Holmen'.
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| Værge | Guardian.
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| Værnepligtig | Conscript.
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| Værtshus | Inn, see also 'kro'.
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| Værtshusholder | Innkeeper, publican, see also 'kroholder'.
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| Væver | Weaver (M/F), see also 'væverske'.
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| Væverpige | Weaver's assistant (F).
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Word List 
This Danish-English genealogical dictionary / word list contains words with their English translation and in some cases additional details. The list include some of the words that you are most likely to find in vital records, official documents and other genealogical sources. You can either browse the list or enter your keyword in the search box.
