Words

baaskuiper - master cooper
baastuinman - head gardener
baba - baby
baie - many
bakker - baker
bakkery - bakery
balju - sheriff
bank van lening - ·pawnhouse
bankbestuurder - bank manager
banketbakker - confectioner
barbier - barber
Basoeto-oorlog - Basuto war
Bataafse - Batavian
bedoeling - purpose
beeldhouer - sculptor
beestenwacht - cattleherd
begrawe - buried
behalwe - except
behoort - belonged to
Beiere - Bavaria
bekende - well known
beklee - hold
belydenis aflê - be confirmed
benoem - appointed
bereik - reached
Berlynse Sendinggenootskap - Berlin Missionary Society
beroemde - famous
beroep - call/occupation
besetting - occupation
besit - property/possession
besitter - owner
besoek(e) - visit(s)
besondere - special
besonderhede - details
bestuurder - manager
bevorder - promoted
bewerk - worked
bier - beer
bierbrouer - brewer
binneland - interior
bly - remained
bode - messenger
bode van die hof - messenger of the court
boekhouer - bookkeeper
Boer, Boer/boer - farmer
Boere-kant - on the Boers' side
boerekneg - farm labourer
Boere-kommandant - Boer commandant
Boere-luitenant - Boer lieutenant
bombardier - bombardier
bootsman - boatswain
bore - born
boswagter - ranger
boswerker - lumberman
bou - build
bontwerker - furrier
brandewyn - brandy
brandweermeester - head of fire brigade
Britse vloot - British Navy
broer - brother
brouer - brewer
brouery - brewery
buite-egtelike - illegitimate
burgemeester - burgomaster/mayor
burger - citizen
burgerraad - burgher council
burgerregte - burgher nghts
by - near/at/with

chirurgyn - surgeon/ship's doctor

daar - there
dele - parts
delwer - digger
Den Haag - The Hague
derde - third
desolate boedelkamer - chamber of bankrupt estates
diaken - deacon
diamantdelwer - diamond-digger
diamantslyper - diamond-cutter
dien - served
diens - service 
dieselfde - the same
digter - poet
dogter - daughter
dokter - physician
dood - dead/death
doop - baptism
dosent - lecturer
dragonder - dragoon
drankhandelaar - liquor merchant
droster - deserter
drukker - pnnter
Duitsland - Germany

eers - first/formerly
eerste - first
Eerste Minister - Prime Minister
eeu - century
eggenoot - spouse (i.e. husband or wife)
eie - own
eienaar - owner
eiland - island
en - and
Engelse - English
erf - plot
erkenning - acknowledgement
familielid - relative/relation
firma - firm
fiskaal independent - independent fiscal
fort - fortress
Frankryk - France
Franse - French

gebooie - bans
geboorteplek - place of birth 
gedeelte - part
gedoop - baptized
geen - no (determiner)
gekom - arrived
geland - landed
geldelike - financial
geloof - faith
gelyktydig - at the same time
gemagtigde - deputy
gemeente - congregation
genaamd - called
geneesheer - physician
generaal - general
genoem - called
geoloog - geologist
georden - ordained
gepensioneer - pensioned
geregshof - law court
geregsbode - messenger of the court
gerepatrieer - repatriated
gesin - family
geskei - divorced ·
geskiedenis - history
geslag - family/generation
gesneuwel - fallen (in action)
gespel - spelled
gestrande - stranded
getroud - married
getuie - witness
gevangene - prisoner
gevlug - escaped
geweermaker - gunsmith
gewerk- - worked
gewese opperhoof - ex-chief
godsdiens - religion
goewerneur - governor
goudprospekteerder - gold prospector
graafskap - county
graanskuur - granary
groentehandelaar - greengrocer
grofsmid - blacksmith
grond - soil
groothandelaar - wholesale merchant
grootvader - grandfather
gulde - guilder/florin

haakbusskutter - arquebusier
haarsnyer - hairdresser
handel - commerce
handelaar - merchant
handelskommissaris - commlssioner of commerce
handskrif - writing/manuscript
hawekaptein - port captain
hawemeester - harbour master
heemraad - district councillor
held - hero
herbergier - innkeeper
herkoms - origin
hertog - duke
hertogdom - duchy 
hertrou - remarried
her - has/had
hier - here
hierbo - above
hierdie - this
hieronder - beneath/underneath
hoë - high
hoedemaker - hatmaker
hoek - corner
hoër - higher
hofmeester - steward
hom - him
hoof - head
hoofchirurgyn - headsurgeon
hoofklerk - chief clerk
Hooggeregshof - Supreme Court
hoogleraar - professor
horlosiemaker - clockmaker
houtkapper - woodcutter
Hugenoot - Huguenot
huis - house
huistimmerman - carpenter
hul(le) - they
hulp - help
huwelik - marriage
huwelikshof - matrimonial court
huweliksraad - marriage council
hy - he

independente fiskaal - independent fiscal
Independente kapel - Congregationalist chapel
Indiese - Indian
inenting - inoculation
ingenieur - engineer
ingeskeep - embarked
ingeskryf - registered
ingewy - dedicated
inmiddels - in the meantime/meanwhile

jaar - year
jare - years
jongedogter - spinster
jongman - bachelor
jongste - latest/youngest
jonk - young
Joods - Jewish
juwelier - jeweller

Kaap - Cape
kanonnier - gunner
kapelmeester - bandmaster
kaptein - captain
kasteel - castle
keer terug - returned
kerk - church
Keulen - Cologne (D. Köln)
kind - child
kinderloos - childless
kinders - children
klein - small/little
kleindogter - granddaughter
kleinseun - grandson
kleremaker - tailor
klerk - clerk
klipbreker - stone crusher
klokmaker - clockmaker
kneg - labourer
knopemaker - button maker
koeranteienaar - newspaper owner
koetsier - coachman
kok - cook
kolonel - colonel
kolonis(te) - colonist(s)
kommandant - commandant
kommies - custom house officer
kommissaris - commissioner
konsentrasiekamp - concentration camp/burgher camp
konstabel - constable
kontrakteur - contractor
koop - purchased
koopman - merchant
kopersmid - coppersmit
korporaal - corporal
kort na - shortly after
kosbare - precious
koster - sexton
krankebesoeker - sickcomforter
kroeg - bar/inn
kroegbaas - tavem-Reeper
kruidenierswinkel - grocery shop
kuiper - cooper
kunsdraaier - turner
kunsinspekteur - inspector of art
kunsskilder - artist
kwartierstaat - table of descent/ancestral chart

laaste - latest/last
lakenhandelaar - cloth merchant
landbou - agriculture
landbouer - farmer
landdros - magistrate
landdrosklerk - magistrate 's clerk
landgoed - estate
landmeter - surveyor
landmeter-generaal - surveyor-general
landsgrens(e) - territorial boundary(ies)
landtog - expedition
langs - along
leenplaas - quitrent farm
leër - army
leerlooier - tanner
leraar - minister
leier - leader
lewe - life
lewer - supplied
lid - member
lidmaat - church member
lidmateregister - register of members
ligte - light
ligte infanterie - light infantry
lisensie - licence
Londense Sendinggenootskap - London Missionary Society
looier - tanner
losieshouer - boarding-house owner
luitenant - lieutenant
Lutherse - Lutheran
Lutherse kerk - Lutheran church
lyfwag - bodyguard
lys - list
 

na - to
naam - name
naby - near
nag - night
nagelaat - left
nageslag - descendants
neem deel aan - take part in
neem waar - acted
neef. cousin/nephew
nege - nine
Neurenberg - Nuremberg 
nie - not
Nieu-Seeland - New Zealand
niggie - cousin/niece
nodig - necessary
nog - yet
nooiensvan - maiden name
noorde - north
Noorweë - Norway
notaris - notary
nou - now
nuwe - new

onbekend - unknown
onderchirurgyn - assistant surgeon
onderkoopman - assistant merchant
onderneem - undertake
onderwyser - teacher
oneg - illegitimate
ongeklassifiseer - unclassified
ongenade - disfavour
ongetroud. unmarried
ontbind - dissolved
ontdekkingsreisiger - explorer
ontslag - dismissal
ontsnap. escaped
onrvanger - receiver
ontwerp. design
onwettig - illegal
oom - uncle
oor - over/ear
oorgawe - surrender
oorgeplaas. transferred
oorkant - the other (opposite) side
oorkom - befall
oorlede - deceased
oorleef - survived
oorlogskip - man of war/war ship
oorlosiemaker see horlosiemaker
oorspronklike - original
oortog - crossinglpassage
ooste - east
op - on
opdrag - order
opgaafrol - tax roll
opgestel - drew up
opnuut - again
opperchirurgyn - head surgeon
opperhoof - commanding officer
opperkoopman - head merchant
opsigter - overseer
opstand - rebellion
opsteller - writer
opvoeding - education
orrel - organ
orrelis - organist
oud - former/old
ouderdom - age
ouderling - elder
ouditeur - auditor
oud-koopman - ex-merchant
oudste - eldest
ouers - parents

padbouer - road-builder
padmaker - road constructor
pagter - tenant
parlementslid - member of parliament
pastorie - parsonage
plaas/plase - farm /s
plaaseienaar - farm owner
plofstofdeskundige - explosives expert
pokke - smallpox
polisieman - policeman
polisieruiter - police horseman
Politieke Raad - Council of Policy
pompmaker - pumpmaker
pontbestuurder - ferryman
pos - position
poshouer - local official
posmeester - postmaster
pragtige - magnificent
predikant - mlnister
premier - prime minister
prokureur - solicitor
promoveer - graduated
pruikmaker - wigmaker

raad - council
raadsheer. councillor
raadslid - councillor
rang(e) - rank(s)
redakteur - editor
reeds - already
regering - government
regiment - regiment
regsgeleerde - lawyer/jurist
regte - law
regter - judge
reis - voyage
rekenmeester - accountant
retoerskip - ship returning (to Europe)
ridder - knight
rondgaande - travelling
rondgaande hof - circuit court
roubord - hatchment
ryk - rich
Rynse Sendinggenootskap - Rhenish Missionaly Society

saalmaker - saddler
saal- en tuiemaker - saddle and harness-maker
saam met - together with
sakeman - businessman
Sakse - Saxony (D. Sachsen)
see - sea
seekaptein - sea-captain/ship's captain
seilmaker - sail-maker
sekretaris - secretary
sekunde - second in command
selfmoord - suicide
senator - senator
sendeling - missionary
sendingkerk - mission church
seiner - signal man
sersant - sergeant
seun - son
siekeoppasser - male nurse
sieketrooster - sick comforter
siekte - illness
sien - see
seelgraveur - seal engraver
silwersmid - silversmith
skaapboer - sheepfarmer
skeepsagent - shipping agent
skeepsjonge - ship's cabin-boy
skeepstimmerman - shipwnght
skei - divorce; geskei - divorced
skilder - painter
skip - ship
skipper - (sea-) captain
skipbreuk - shipwreck
skoenmaker - shoemaker
skole-inspekteur - school-inspector
skoolmeester - teacher
skoonheid - beauty
Skotse - Scottish
skriba - church secretary
skrynwerker - joiner
skrywer - write/clerk/author
slaaf - slave
slagter - butcher
slotmaker - locksmith
slotte (ten) - finally
smid - smith
snuifhandelaar - snuffdealer
snydokter - surgeon
soldaat - soldier
sorg - care
speurhoof - chief detectlve
spoorwegamptenaar - railway official
spoorwegoffisier - railway officer
Staatspresident - State President
stad - town/city
stadsklerk - town clerk
stalkneg - stable boy
stamouers - progenitors
stamreeks - genealogy in the direct male line
steenbakker - brickmaker
sterf - died
sterfkennis - death notice
stigter - founder
studeer - studied
stuurman - chief mate
superintendent - superintendent
suster - sister
swaardmaker - swordmaker
swaer - brother-in-law
sy - his/she

tabak - tobacco
tafeldienaar - table servant
tak(ke) - branch(es)
tandarts - dentist
tans - today
tante - aunt
teen - towards
teenwoordige - present
telegrafis - telegraphist
terwyl - while
testament - (last) will/testament
timmerman - carpenter
toegewys - allocated
toevertrou - entrusted
tog - yet
togryer - transport-rider
tot - till
transportryer - transport-rider
tree uit - resign
tronkbewaarder - prison warder
trou - loyal
trou - married
tuiemaker - harness-maker
tuinman - gardener
tuisreis - home journey
tussen - between
twee - two
tweede huwelik - second marriage
tyd - time

uit - out
uitgekom - came out
become extmct
uitgesterwe - become extinct
uitgewer - publisher
uitsonderlike - exceptional
Unie kabinetsminister - Union cabinet minister
universiteit - universrty

vaandrig - ensign
vader - father
vakleerling - apprentice
van - surname
van - of
vanaf - from/since
vandag - today
vee - cattle
veeboer - cattle farmer/grazier
veepos - cattle statton
veg - fight
veldkornet - field cornet
veldwagmeester - field guard/peace officer
vendumeester - auctioneer
verban - banned
verband - connection
verbintenis - union
verblyf - residence
verbrand - bumed
verder - further
verdrink - drowned
vergunning - permit
verhuis - moved
verkoop - sold
verlaat - left
verlang - desire
verlof - leave/permission
vermeld - mentioned
vermoed - suspected
vermoedelik - probably
vermoor - murdered
vernietig - destroyed
verongeluk - died in an accident
veroordeel - sentenced
verowering - conquest
verskeie - several/various
verskillende - different
versoek - requested
vertaler - translator
vertoef - stayed
vertrek - departed
vervolging - prosecution
verwer - painter
verwysing - reference
vestig - settled
vierde - fourth
vir - for
vis - fish
visser - fisherman
vissery - fishery
Vlaandere - Flanders
vleis - meat
vloot - fleet
vlugteling - refugee
volg - followed
volgens - according to
Volksraad - House of Assembly
vondeling - foundling
vonnis - verdict
voog - guardian
voor/voordat - before
vooraanstaande - prominent
voorleser - reader
voorsitter - chairman
vragryer - transporter
vroeër - earlier
vrou - woman/wife
vrugteboomkweker - fruittree grower
vrygesel - bachelor
Vrymesselaar - Freemason

waar - where
waarskynlik - probable
waarnemende - acting (temporary)/deputy
wagenryer - transport driver
wamaker - wheelwright
wapen - Coat of arms
wapen - weapon
wat - whatlwhich
weduwee - widow
weerlig - lightning
weens - because of
weesheer - orphan-master
Weeskamer - Orphan Chamber
weesmeisie - orphan girl
welgestelde - well-to-do
welvarend - prosperous
Wenen - Vienna
werksaam - active
wetsagent - law agent
wewenaar - widower
windmeul - windmill
winkel - shop
winkelier - shopkeeper
woon - live
word - become
wyn - wine
wynbouer - wine grower
wynhandelaar - wine merchant

ystersmid - blacksmith