Translations of abbreviations and acronyms, words and phrases from catalogues and directories
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2009-10-22
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| Abbrev. or acronym | Lang | Word or phrase | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ger | Abbildungen | Illustration | |
| Ger | ablechend | lick | |
| Sp | abra | open | |
| ger | Ger | acht | eight |
| Ger | acht | eight | |
| Fr | acier inoxydable | stainless steel | |
| Ger | Adler | eagle | |
| Dan | aeble | apple | |
| Dan | af | of | |
| Ger | Affe | monkey | |
| Ger | affe | monkey | |
| Dan | aflanb | oblong | |
| It | aggiuntivo | adjunctive, supplementary | |
| a | Fr | aine | Senior |
| AG | W Ger | Aktingesellschaft | Joint stock Co./Corperation |
| Dan | alene | alone | |
| Ger | als | when as, while | |
| Ger | ältestes | oldest | |
| a | Ger | am | on the bank (of a river) |
| Ger | Ameise | ant | |
| Ger | amor | cupid | |
| Ger | Amor | cupid | |
| & | L | Ampersand | and per se and |
| Ger | ananas | pineapple | |
| Ger | Anfertigung | production, manufacture | |
| Ger | annuli | rimgs | |
| Fr | anse | handle | |
| a | Lat | ante | before |
| Ger | Anzahl | number, quantity | |
| Sw | ape[sin | orange | |
| Ger | apfel, aepfel | apple | |
| Ger | apfelsinen | orange | |
| Sw | äpple | apple | |
| Sp | aqui | here | |
| Ger | arachis | peanut | |
| Ger | arch, dome | ||
| Ger | Arm | arm | |
| Ger | Artischok | artichoke | |
| Sw | asne | donkey | |
| Fr | asortis | assortment | |
| Fr | asperge | asparagus | |
| ac | Lat | atque [conj] | and what is more |
| Ger | Aufsatz | top, crown, superstructure | |
| Ger | Aufwartend | offer | |
| Ger | Auge | eye | |
| Ger | Ausgabe | Issued | |
| er | Ausschlüpfend | hatching | |
| Ger | ausschl?pfend,for hinausschl?pfend | slip out | |
| Sw | Baad | wading pool w steps | |
| Ger | Bacchus auf Fass | Baccus on a barrel, cask | |
| Ger | Bäcker | baker | |
| Ger | Bajatz | clown | |
| Fr | baliene | whale | |
| Fr | banane | banana | |
| Ger | Bär | bear | |
| Ger | Bart | beard | |
| Ger | Bassgeige | double base, base fiddle | |
| Ger | Baum | tree | |
| Ger | Baumstamm | tree trunk | |
| Ger | Bayrischer | Bavarian | |
| Ger | Beachtung! | note! | |
| Ger | Bedarf | needs wants, requirements | |
| Dan | bedst | best | |
| Ger | Beil | hatchet | |
| Ger | Beisele | contemptuously boozer | |
| Ger | Bejatz | ?acrobat , clown[not in dicts] | |
| Ger | beliebt | popular | |
| Dan | belysning | lighting | |
| Sw | Belzsning | illuminating | |
| Fr | berceau | cradle | |
| Ger | Bernhardiner | St Bernard dog | |
| Ger | Bete | beet | |
| Ger | Bett | bed | |
| Ger | Bettelbub | beggar boy | |
| Ger | Biene | bee | |
| Ger | Bienenstock | beehive | |
| Ger | Birne | pear | |
| Bis | Lat | Bis | twice/second |
| Ger | Bis | from to | |
| X [LG] | Fr | Bis | same shape in different size |
| Bis | Fr | Bis | twice/second |
| Sw | bläbär | blueberry | |
| Ger | Bl?tter | leaves | |
| Ger | blech | tin | |
| Dan | blik | tin, sheet metal | |
| Dan | blomst | flower | |
| Sw | blomster | flower | |
| Ger | Blume | flower | |
| Ger | Blumenkohl | cauliflower | |
| Ger | Blumenstock | Flowering pot plant | |
| Ger | Bogen | bend, curve, arc ,bow | |
| Ger | Bohne | bean | |
| Fr | boîte | box | |
| BG | Fr | Bomb Glace | Ice Cream BOMB |
| Ger | Boot | boat | |
| Fr | bottine | boot | |
| Fr | bouc | billy goat | |
| Fr | boule | ball, sphere, globe | |
| Sw | bra, bättre, bäst | good,better best | |
| Br | Fr | Brevete | Patented (lasts 15 years in France) |
| B | Ger | bruder | brother |
| Ger | Bruder | Brother | |
| Ger | brüten | brood, hatch, incubate | |
| Ger | brüten | brood, hatch ,incubate, set | |
| Ger | Bügeleisen | flat iron | |
| Ger | Bühger/ Bürgerin | citizen/ citizeness | |
| Dan | bund | bottom | |
| Ger | B?tte | back basket for carrying grapes | |
| Fr | cadre | frame | |
| Fr | cadre [sur] | frame [on a] | |
| Fr | candisation | crystallizing | |
| Fr | cane | duck | |
| Fr | caneton | duckling | |
| Ger | caramell | caramel | |
| Ger | Caramell | caramel | |
| Fr | carotte | carrot | |
| Fr | casque | helmet | |
| °C | Fr | Celsius, centigrade | tempeature centigrade |
| cl | Fr | centi-litre | centi-litre, 1/100th of a liter |
| c | Fr | centimeter | centimeter |
| cm | Fr | centimeter | centimeter, (2.5cm=1in) |
| Fr | cercueil | coffin | |
| Fr | chaise | chair | |
| Fr | chameau, chamelle | camel, M, F | |
| Dan | champignon | mushroom | |
| Fr | charnière | hinged | |
| Ger | Charniere mit/ohne Zacken | hinge with/without catch | |
| Fr | chat | cat | |
| Fr | chat; chatte | tom cat; tabby cat | |
| Fr | cheval | horse | |
| Fr | cheval à bascule | rocking horse | |
| Fr | chevalet | a suppodrt, stand | |
| Fr | chèvre | nanny-goat | |
| Fr | chien | dog | |
| Fr | chou | cabbage | |
| Fr | chou-fleur | cauliflower | |
| Ger | Christus | Christ | |
| It |
ciccolato | chocolate | |
| Ger | Cigarreni | cigaret | |
| Fr | cinq | five | |
| c | Lat | circa | about |
| Fr | citron | lemon | |
| Sw | citron | lemon | |
| Ir | claddagh | clasped hands, symbol of endearmen | |
| Fr | clavette acier | a forked steel clip | |
| Ger | Clown,hanswurst | clown | |
| Fr | colimaçon | snail | |
| Fr | colombe | dove | |
| Fr | coq | rooster | |
| Fr | coquilles | shells | |
| Fr | corne d'abondance | cornucopia | |
| Fr | couloir | strainer | |
| Fr | coupe ficelle a poigne | hand held string cutter | |
| Fr | courge | gourd | |
| Fr | cressane | a kind of pear | |
| Fr | creuser | to hollow out | |
| Fr | croquette | crisp, brittle, snao, chocolate drop | |
| Fr | cruche | pitcher | |
| Fr | cruex | hollow | |
| Fr | cuit | cooked, boiled | |
| Fr | cuivre | copper | |
| c | Lat | cum | with |
| Pol | cyna | tin, pewter | |
| Ger | Dachshund | dachshund, badger dog,long or short haired | |
| Ger | Dackel | dachshund | |
| Sw | dålig, såmre, såmst | bad, worse, worst | |
| Ger | Dame | lady | |
| Ger | Dampfschiff | steamship | |
| Ger | darf | can | |
| Ger | dazu | for it | |
| Du | Decoratievorm | dcorative mould | |
| Fr | Decors | decoration piece, 2 cc mould | |
| Fr | dècoupeur | carver | |
| Ger | Dekorform | decorative mould | |
| DDR | E Ger | Delikbutchr Demookratische Repu | E Germany |
| Ger | delphin | dolphin | |
| dg | Fr | demiglace | half ice cream serving, 5cc |
| Fr | dessein | design | |
| DRGM | Ger | Deutsches Reichs-Gerbrauchs-muster | German national registered design/patent |
| Fr | deux | two | |
| Fr | dindon, dinde | Turkey, m,f | |
| Dan | divere | sundries | |
| Fr | dix | ten | |
| Ger | Dolch | dagger | |
| It | dolciaria | confections | |
| Ger | doppelflinte[flint]= doppelbüsche | double barrel gun | |
| Ger | Dose | box w lid | |
| Fr | doublè | doubled | |
| W | Sw | "double V V" | listed under V in dictionary |
| W | Sw | Double VV's | Jn Swedish dictionaries filed in V's |
| Fr | douzaine | dozen | |
| Ger | drei | three | |
| Ger | drei | three | |
| Fr | Droites de Impression Reserves | copyright | |
| Fr | dromadaire | dromedary | |
| Ger | dubbelformar | double mould | |
| Ger | Dukatenmacher -in | ducat maker - female at stool | |
| Ger | Dukatenmacher -in | ducat maker - female at stool | |
| Ger | dunken | fancy | |
| Ger | Durchschnitt | cross section | |
| Dan | dusin | dozen | |
| Ger | echer | ||
| Ger | Edel | noble | |
| Ger | Edelfräulein | unmarried noblewoman | |
| KG | E Ger | (edr)konsumgenossenschat | =AG in W Ger |
| Sw | efter | after | |
| Ger | Egypten | Egypt | |
| Ger | Ehemann | husband | |
| Ger | Eichel | acorn | |
| Ger | Eichhonchen | squirrel | |
| Ger | Eiformen | egg shapes | |
| Ger | ein | one | |
| Ger | ein | one | |
| Ger | Einrichtungen | establishment | |
| Ger | Eis | ice cream | |
| Ger | Eisbär | polar bear | |
| Sw | ekolon | acorn | |
| Sw | elefant | elephant | |
| Ger | Elefant | elephant | |
| ël | Sw | ëller | or |
| ël | Dan | ëller | or |
| Dan | en | a | |
| Ger | Engel | angel | |
| ?er | Entchen | duckling | |
| Ger | Ente | Duck | |
| Gere | Entenei | duck egg | |
| Ger | Erdberre | strawberry | |
| Ger | erstes | first | |
| Ger | Esel | donky | |
| Ger | Essig- & Oelgestell | vinegar& oil rack | |
| e | It | et | and |
| etc | L | et cetera | and otghers |
| Fr | etain | tin, pewter | |
| Fr | Etame | to tin copper, to tin(plate)(iron | |
| Fr | étonner | to crack | |
| Ger | Eule | owl | |
| Fr | euof | egg | |
| °F | Eng | Fahrenheit | temperature fahrenheit |
| Ger | Fasan | pheasant | |
| Sw | fat )karott | dish)deep dish | |
| Ger | Feile | file | |
| Fr | femme | woman | |
| Fr | fer blanc | yin | |
| Fr | ferblantier | tin smith | |
| Dan | figur , en -er, | figure, s | |
| F | Fr | fils | son |
| Dan | firkant | square rectangle | |
| Fa | Fr | firma | firm of |
| Ger | Fisch | fish | |
| Ger | Fischer | fisherman | |
| Ger | Fliege | fly | |
| Ger | Fluct | flight | |
| It | Foglio | folio, sheets | |
| Dan | foinne | to tin | |
| Fr | fontaine | fountain | |
| Ger | Forke | fork | |
| Sw | form | mould | |
| It | forme | mould | |
| Dan | forme | form, mould | |
| forme doppie | double mould | ||
| Dan | forretning | business | |
| Sw | fortinnet | tin plated | |
| Dan | fransk | French | |
| Ger | Frau | woman | |
| F | Fr | frere | brother |
| Ger | fressend | eating | |
| Ger | Fries | frieze, moulding`` | |
| Ger | Frosch | frog | |
| Ger | Frosch | frog | |
| Dan | frugt | fruit | |
| Sw | frukt/ ftugter/ en druvklasse | fruit | |
| Ger | Fuchs | fox | |
| Ger | Fühlhorn | cornucopia | |
| Ger | funf | five | |
| Ger | funf | five | |
| Ger | fürfor | ||
| Sw | fyrtaarn | Lighthouse | |
| förk | Sw | f?rkortning | abbreviation |
| Ger | Gaisbock | billy goat | |
| Sw | gammal,äldre, äldst | old, older, oldest | |
| Ger | Ganimed | Ganymede, boy carried to heaven by an eagle to be tcup bearer to Zeus | |
| Ger | Gans | goose | |
| Ger | ganze | whole, entire,all | |
| Ger | Ganzei | goose egg | |
| Ger | G?rtner, G?rtnerin | gardner. woman garddner | |
| Fr | Gaufrettes | water bicuits | |
| Du | Gebroeders | brothers | |
| birth | Ger | Geburt | birth |
| Ger | Gefrorenem | ice cream makers | |
| Ger | geh?ren | belong to | |
| Gr | Geier | vulture | |
| Ger | Gemeiner | private, common soldier, GI | |
| Dan | gemyse | vegetable | |
| Ger | Genius | genius | |
| Ger | Gerät | device, apparatus, equipment. tools | |
| Ger | Geraten | advisable, commendable | |
| GmbH | Grr | Gesellschaft mit beschranktr Haftung | limited liability Co |
| GmbH | Ger | Gesellschafte Mit Beschranter Heptung | Ltd. liability Co. |
| Ges Gesch | Ger | Gesetzlich Geschutzi | legally registered, patented[25 years in Ger] (on GL moulds) |
| Ger | Gesschäft | business | |
| Ger | Gewhr | rifle, gun | |
| Fr | girafe | giraffe | |
| Ger | Giraffe | giraffe | |
| GE | Fr | Glace Entiere | whole serving of ice cream, 9cl |
| ge | Fr | glace entiere | whole ice cream servin, 10cc |
| Sw | glass | ice cream | |
| Dan | glat | smooth | |
| Ger | glatt | smooth | |
| Ger | Gockel | cock, rooster | |
| Fr | gourde | flask | |
| gr | Fr | gram | gram = 0,035 ounces |
| It | grammature | substance | |
| gr | It | grammo-gramme | gram |
| It | grandezza | size | |
| Ger | grasend | graze, browse | |
| Ger | Greiche | grecian | |
| Fr | grenouille | frog | |
| Sw | gris | suckling piglet | |
| Dan | gris | suckling piglet | |
| gr | Ger | gross | large, big |
| Ger | Grüss Gott | good morning | |
| Ger | Guitarre | guitar | |
| Ger | Gummikugeln | gum balls | |
| Ger | Gusseisernen | cast iron | |
| Ger | Güterwagen | freight car, goods wagon, box car | |
| ger | Ger | Haar | hair |
| h | Fr | habitat | home |
| Ger | Hahn | rooster | |
| Ger | Hals | neck | |
| Sw | Halv | half | |
| Dan | halv | half | |
| Ger | Hammer | hammer | |
| Ger | Hand | hand | |
| Hand (symbol) | Fr | hand symbol used in later directories | late commercial directory : supplier to the preceding group |
| H | Ger | Handelsmark | trade mark |
| HR | Ger | handelsrecht | commercial law |
| Ger | Handgelenk | Wrist | |
| Ger | Handkuss | kiss on the hand | |
| Ger | Handschuh | glove | |
| Ger | Harlekin | harlequin | |
| Ger | H?schen | bunny,leveret, 1 yr old rabbit | |
| Ger | Hase als Wirth | pict. Rb beside cask on a stand | |
| Ger | Hase als Wirth | pict. Rb beside cask on a stand | |
| Ger | Hasenfuhrwerk | rabbit driven) carriage | |
| Sw | hast hingst | horse | |
| Ger | Haus | house | |
| Fr | haut | height | |
| Ger | Hazelnuss | hazel nut | |
| Dan | hel | whole | |
| Ger | Henklekorb | handled basket | |
| Ger | Henne | hen | |
| Dan | hest | horse | |
| Ger | hieyu | ||
| Ger | Hirsch | stag | |
| Ger | Hirschf?nger | hunting knife | |
| Ger | hochzeit | wedding | |
| Fr | homme | man | |
| Ger | Horn | horn | |
| Dan | hoved | head | |
| Dan | høne | hen | |
| Ger | Hufeisen | horse hoe | |
| Ger | Hufschmied | blacksmith | |
| Ger | Hufschmied | blacksmith | |
| Ger | Huhnerei | hen's egg | |
| Fr | hui | eight | |
| Fr | Huîyre | oyster | |
| Dan | hund | dog | |
| Ger | Hund | dog | |
| Sw | hund; hanhund | dog | |
| Ger | Husar | hussar, cavalry | |
| Ger | Hussaren affe | husar monkey | |
| Ger | Hut | hat | |
| Ger | Hut | hat | |
| Du | Huwelijk | wedding | |
| Dan | indhold | content | |
| INH | Ger | Inhaber | proprietor, owner |
| inh | Ger | inhaber | propriter |
| Sw | is | ice, ice cream | |
| Dan | is | ice, ice cream | |
| Dan | isforme | ice cream mould | |
| Dan | iskageform | ice cream cake form | |
| Du | jaagpad | towpath | |
| Ger | J?gdtasche | hunting bag, game bag | |
| Ger | Jäger | hunter | |
| Ger | J?gerhut | hunteräs hat | |
| Ger | Jaghund | hound | |
| jfr | Sw | jämför | compare |
| Sw | jordgobbe | strawberry | |
| Sw | jordnöt | peanut | |
| Ger | Jude | jew | |
| Ger | Jungen | young | |
| Ger | Junker | Young nobleman, squire | |
| Dan | Jyllansform | Jutlandic mould | |
| Dan | kager | cake | |
| Ger | Kamel kameel | camel | |
| Ger | Kaminfeger | chimneysweep | |
| Dan | kane | sleigh | |
| Ger | Kanne | can, pot | |
| Ger | Kapelle | chapel | |
| Ger | Kartoffel | potato | |
| Dan | kat | cat | |
| Ger | Katalog | catalogue | |
| Sw | katt; katta | cat | |
| Dan | kattepote | cats paw | |
| Ger | katz | cat | |
| KFM | Ger | Kaufmann | business man, tradesman, shopkeeper |
| Ger | Kegelspiel | bowling | |
| Dan | kegle | cone | |
| Ger | Kellner | waiter | |
| Ger | Kellnerin | waitress | |
| Ger | Kind | child | |
| Ger | Kinderwagon | babt carriage | |
| Ger | Kirsche | cherry | |
| kl | Ger | klein | small |
| Dan | klodsform | blockform | |
| Dan | kløverblad | clover leaf | |
| Ger | Knabe | boy | |
| Ger | Kneifzange | pincher | |
| Ger | Kohl | cabbage | |
| Ger | Kohle |
coal | |
| Ger | KÖlner | of Cologne | |
| Sw | kondito | pastry cook | |
| Sw | konditorivaror | cakes and pastries | |
| Ger | Konigshund | king's hound | |
| Ger | Kopf | head | |
| Sw | kopp | cup | |
| Ger | Korb | basket | |
| Ger | Korbchen | small basket | |
| Ger | kosend | make love, carres, fondle | |
| Ger | Krabbe | crab | |
| Sw | kronärtskocka/ jorärtskocka | artichoke [globe] /Jordanartii- choke | |
| Ger | Krug | pitcher | |
| Ger | k?bel | tub | |
| Ger | KUchleiun | chick | |
| Ger | Kuh | cow | |
| Ger | Kunstreiter | equestrian, trick rider | |
| Dan | Kurv | basket | |
| Sw | kurve med frugter | round basket w fruit | |
| Ger | k?ssen | kiss | |
| Ger | Kuuppel | arch, dome; kleine =cupola | |
| Dan | Kylling | Chick | |
| Ger | K?nigshund | ||
| Fr | laitue | lettuce | |
| Dan | lam, lamm | lamb | |
| Ger | L?mmer | vulture | |
| Ger | lang | long | |
| Sw | lanterne | lantern | |
| Fr | lapin | rabit | |
| Ger | laufen | run | |
| Dan | lav | low | |
| Ger | Lehnstuhl | armchair, easy chair | |
| Ger | Leiterladder | ||
| Ger | Lichtenstein | a castle on rocks | |
| Ger | Lilie | lily | |
| Fr | lion, lionne, LÖwe | lion.lioness | |
| Fr | lis | lily | |
| Fr | lit | bed | |
| Sw | liten, mindre, minst | small, smaller, smallest | |
| L | Fr | Litre | Liter = 1.06 quart |
| Fr | livre | book | |
| Ger | Loffel | spoon | |
| Ger | Lokomotive | locomotive | |
| Fr | loup | wolf | |
| Ger | LOwe | lion | |
| Fr | lyre | lyre | |
| Ger | M | ||
| Ger | M?dchen | girl | |
| It | Maganza, | an Italian mould maker, a family hostile to Charlemagne | |
| Ger | Mai | May | |
| Ger | Maiglockchen | lily of the valley | |
| Ger | Maikäfer | maybettle | |
| Ger | Maik?fferfüsse | may bugfeet | |
| Mon | Fr | Maison | House of, Firm of |
| Mon | Fr | maison | house, tamily firm |
| Ger | Malrose | dailor | |
| Ger | man | one a person | |
| Sw | många, fler, flest | many, more, most | |
| Ger | Mann | man | |
| Sw | marguerite | flower, ox eye daisy | |
| Ger | Maria | Mary | |
| Ger | Marktmädel | sales girl | |
| MF | Fr | Marque de Fabrique | Trade mark used c1877-1896 |
| MD | Fr | Marque depose | Registered trade mark |
| Ger | Marquis -in | marquis, marchioness | |
| Dan | Maskiner, Maschinen | machine | |
| Ger | Massliebchen | daisy | |
| Fr | matelot | sailor | |
| Ger | Matrose | sailor | |
| Ger | Maus | mouse | |
| Sw | med | with | |
| Dan | med | with | |
| m.m. | Sw | med mera | and other things |
| MH | Fr | medal d'honneur | honorable mention at an exposition |
| MH | Fr | medalidlle de honneur | medal of honor= honorable mention[40;48] |
| Dan | medfølge | be enclosed | |
| Ger | Merkur | Mercuy | |
| Ger | Messer | knife | |
| Ger | Messer | knife/ measure | |
| Ger | Metalschere | shears | |
| Ger | Milch | milk | |
| mm | Fr | millimeter | 0.1 cm = 25/ inch |
| Sw | mindre | smaller shorter younger | |
| Ger | Mohre | carrot | |
| Ger | Mönch | monk | |
| Ger | Mond | moon | |
| Ger | Mops | pug dog | |
| Fr | moule | mould | |
| Fr | Moule a pattes | mould with [paws], large tabs soldered or welded to the flange | |
| MaB | Fr | Moule a Bombe | early spherical mould, later includes conical and peramital |
| Fr | moule a charnieres | Mould joined by hinged | |
| Fr | moule a fromage [cheese, but ot cheese moulds which have holes to drain Whey\ | Lidell + Wier, p 13, suggest the cream-cheese-like appearance of the ice cream in contrast to the transparency of the content of ice moulds | |
| Fr | moule a pinces | mould's 2 halves held together by clips on the flanges | |
| Fr | moule a rivet | moulds mounted on 2 steel frames alligned by rivets at the ends | |
| MaT | Fr | Moule a Table | a center piece mould |
| Fr | moule sur cadre | chocolate mould with flanges soldered to a steel frame | |
| Fr | moules doubles | double mould | |
| Fr | moulin à vent | windmill | |
| Fr | muguet | lily of the valley | |
| Ger | Münchner | Munich | |
| Ger | Mund | mouth | |
| Ger | Muscheln | mussel shell | |
| Dan | musling | mussel, bivalve | |
| Ger | musterbuch | Pattern book | |
| Ger | Muttergottes | Madonna, holy virgin | |
| Ger | Nabe | hub,boss | |
| Ger | Nachtrag | Supplement | |
| Ger | Nachttopf | chamber ot | |
| ngn | Sw | någon | someone |
| ngns | Sw | någons | someone's |
| ngy | Sw | något | something |
| Ger | Nase | nose | |
| Ger | Nashorn, Rhinozeros | rhinoceros | |
| It | natalizi | christmas | |
| Ger | Neger | negro | |
| Ger | Nest | nest | |
| Ïr | neuf | nine | |
| Ger | neun | nine | |
| Ger | neun | nine | |
| Ger | Nilpherd | hippopotamus | |
| Dan | nissen | pixy | |
| Sw | nord | north | |
| Ger | Nuss | nut | |
| Fr | obélisque | obelisk | |
| Ger | Obstmödel | fruit girl | |
| Sw | och | and | |
| o.d, | Sw | och dylikt | and similar |
| osv | Sw | och s vidare | etc |
| Ger | Ochse | Ox | |
| Od | Ger | oder | or |
| Ger | offizier | officier, cadet | |
| Dan | og | and | |
| Ger | Ohr | ear | |
| Fr | oie | goose | |
| Rus | olovo | tin, pewter | |
| Fr | oreiller | pillow | |
| Ger | Orgelmann | organist, organ grinder | |
| Fr | ours | bear | |
| Sw | ¨ørn | eagle | |
| Fr | panier | basket | |
| Ger | Pantofe[ | slipper | |
| Ger | Pantoffelmann | slipper man , henpecked man | |
| Fr | paon, paonne | peacock,m,f | |
| Ger | Papageno | parrot | |
| Fr | pâquerette | daisy small | |
| Fr | par | by | |
| Sw | päron | pear | |
| It | pasquali | easter | |
| Fr | pêche | peach | |
| Fr | pensée | pansy | |
| Fr | perdrix | partridge | |
| P | Fr | pere | father |
| Fr | perroquet. perruche | parrot, m,f | |
| Sw | persika | peach | |
| Ger | Personenwagen | Passenger ca | |
| Fr | Peut-être | maybe,perhaps,possibly | |
| Ger | Pfau | peacock | |
| Ger | Pfeife | pipe | |
| ger | Ger | Pferd | horse |
| Ger | Pfiersich | peach | |
| Ger | Pfote | paw | |
| Ger | pickend | pick, peck (stacking eggs) | |
| Fr | piece montee | a show piece of several parts | |
| Fr | piédestal | pedestal | |
| Ger | Pinscher | pinzcher house dog | |
| Ger | Pinsel | paint brush | |
| Fr | platre | plaster, plaster if Paris | |
| Ger | Platte | plate | |
| Fr | plongeon | duckling | |
| pl. | Sw | plural | plural |
| Fr | poire | pear | |
| Fr | pois | pea | |
| Fr | poisson | fish | |
| Ger | Polizei | police | |
| Fr | pomme | apple | |
| Fr | pomme de terre | potato | |
| Ger | Portemonnaie | purse, wallet | |
| Fr | poser | to place | |
| Fr | poser -se | to perch, to pitch, to play the part of | |
| p | Lat | post | after |
| Dan | postament | pedestal | |
| Ger | Postament | pedestal | |
| Dan | pot | quart | |
| Fr | Pot d' etain | pewterer | |
| Fr | poule | hen | |
| Fr | poussin | chick | |
| Ger | Preise | price | |
| Dan | pude | cushion, pillow, pad | |
| Ger | Pudel | poodle | |
| Dan | pund | pound | |
| Ger | Puppe | doll | |
| Dan | pyntning | decoration | |
| Fr | pyramide | pyramid | |
| QG | Fr | Quartier Glace | 1/4 portion of ice cream, 2cc |
| Fr | quatre | four | |
| Ger | Rad | wheel, gear, bicycle, fan, spread tail; near wheel,R; far wheel L | |
| Ger | Radfaher | cyclist, bicyclist | |
| Dan | rand | edge | |
| Fr | réel, -le | r4al, actual | |
| Ger | Regimentstocher | ||
| Ger | Reh | roe deer | |
| Ger | Reh | roe deer | |
| Ger | reit | ride | |
| Ger | Reiter | rider, horse man | |
| Dan | rensdyr | reindeer | |
| Fr | reynard | fov | |
| Ger | rien | pure | |
| Fr | riuche | bee hive | |
| Ger | Rodler | sleder, sledger, coater | |
| Fr | rose | rose | |
| Ger | Rose | rose | |
| Fr | rose d'amour | rose w cupid center | |
| Ger | Roseknopse | rose bud | |
| Ger | Rube | turnip | |
| Ger | Rücken | back | |
| Sw | Rund | round | |
| Dan | rund | round | |
| Fr | Sabot | shoe, wooden | |
| Dan | sagbetingelser | terms of sale | |
| Ger | Såge | saw | |
| Sw | samp/ champinjon | mushroom | |
| SGDG | Fr | Sans Garantie du Gouvernement | Without Guaranty of the Government |
| Ger | Säole | column, pillar | |
| Ger | ¨Såugtiere | baby | |
| Ger | Schaf | sheep | |
| Ger | Sch?fer -in | shepherd , shepherdess | |
| Ger | Schalen | egg shell | |
| Ger | Schaufel | shovel | |
| Ger | schaukelnd | teeter | |
| Ger | Schaukelpferd | rocking horse | |
| Ger | Scheere | scissors | |
| Ger | Schiff | ship, vessel | |
| Ger | Schildkr?te | turtle | |
| Ger | Schildwacher | swntinel | |
| Ger | Schimpanse | chimpanzee | |
| Ger | Schinken | ham | |
| Ger | Schirm, regenschirm | umbrella | |
| Ger | Schleifstein | grind stone, whet stone | |
| Ger | Schlittenfahrt | sleigh ride | |
| Ger | Schloss | lock | |
| Ger | Schlüpfend | hatch out | |
| Ger | Schlussel | key | |
| Ger | Schmetterling | butterfly | |
| Ger | Schnörkel | scroll,curlycue.twisted spiral | |
| Ger | Schnurr | moustache | |
| Ger | Schokoladedformen | chocolate moulds | |
| Ger | Schornsteinfeger | chimneysweep | |
| Ger | Schubkaren | wheelbarrow | |
| Ger | Schubkaren | wheelbarrow | |
| Ger | Schulter | shoulder | |
| Ger | Schumacher | shoemaker | |
| ger | Schütze | marksman, shot | |
| Ger | Schwan | swan | |
| Ger | Schwarzwälder | blackforester | |
| Ger | Schweinskopf | pigs head | |
| S | Ger | schwester | sister |
| Ger | sechs | six | |
| Fr | sechs | six | |
| Ger | Seehund | seal | |
| Ger | Segelschiff | sailing ship | |
| Ger | Sehr | very | |
| Fr | sept | seven | |
| Ger | sessel | arm chair, easy chair | |
| Ger | Shuh | shoe | |
| Sm | Ger | Shutzmark | Trade mark |
| Ger | sieben | seven | |
| s | Lat | sine | without |
| Fr | singe | monkey | |
| Dan | slaede | sledge, sled | |
| Sw | små, liten | small | |
| Dan | smaa | small_ | |
| So | Ger | sockel | base |
| So | Fr | socle | base |
| S | Fr | soeur | sister |
| Iit | soggetti | subject | |
| Dan | sohesten | seahorse | |
| S | Ger | sohn | son |
| Ger | Sohn | son | |
| Fr | soldat | soldier | |
| Dan | sommerfugl | buttrfly | |
| Ger | Sonne | sun | |
| Ger | Sonnenblume | sunflower | |
| Ger | Sonntag | sunday | |
| Ger | sonstig | other | |
| Sor | Fr | Sorbotier | freezing pot (English have flat bottoms and French have hemispheric bottoms) |
| Ger | sorn | spur | |
| Fr | souligner | to underline | |
| Ger | Spargel | asparagus | |
| Ger | Spatz | sparrow | |
| Dan | spidsbombe | pointed bomb | |
| Ger | Spielende | platying, easily | |
| Ger | Spielzeug | toy | |
| Ger | Spitzer | Spitz, pomeranian dog | |
| Ger | springen | jump, leap, spring | |
| Ger | Stahlit | steel-? | |
| It | stampi | impression | |
| Ger | Ständchen | love song, aubade, serenade | |
| Ger | Steckenpferd | hobby horse, stick horse | |
| Ger | Stiefel | boot | |
| ger | Stiefel | boot | |
| Ger | Stiefmutterchen | pansy | |
| Ger | Stimmenaufs?tze | reckon | |
| Dan | stjerne | star | |
| Sw | stor, större, störst | big, bigger, biggest | |
| Dan | større | larger | |
| Dan | størrelse | size | |
| Dan | størrelse | size | |
| Ger | Stück | piece | |
| Ger | Stutzen | carabine, short rifle | |
| Ger | Stutzer | ||
| Ger | Stutzer | short rifle, carabine | |
| sr | Fr | successeur , de | successor, to ,of |
| Sr | Fr | successeur (de) | Successor (to,of) |
| Sw | Svane | swan | |
| Dan | Svane | swan | |
| sx. | Sw | svensk, svenska | Swedish |
| Dan | svovl | sulphur | |
| Dan | svøbebarnet | baby in long clothes | |
| Fr | Fr | table | table |
| Dan | takkelagen | rigging | |
| Sw | tallrik | plate | |
| Ger | Tambour | drum | |
| Fr | tambourll | drum | |
| Ger | T?nzer | dancer | |
| Ger | Taube | dove | |
| Ger | Taubenei | dove's egg | |
| Sw | tefat | saucer | |
| Sw | tenn, tin | tin, pewter | |
| Dan | terrasse | terrace | |
| T | Lat | Tertius | third size in same design |
| T | Fr | Tertius | third size in same design |
| T | It | Tertius | third size in same design |
| Fr | tierce | third, tierce, last revise | |
| Fr | tiers | third | |
| Fr | tigre, tigresse | tiger, tigress | |
| Dan | til | to | |
| T | Ger | Tochter | Doughter |
| Sw | tôle etamée | sheet iron plated | |
| Tole | Fr | Tole peinte du lav | pointed or japanned tin |
| Ger | Tomate | tomato | |
| Dan | tomme | inch | |
| Sw | tomme | inch | |
| Sw | tomte | brownie | |
| Fr | tortue | turtle | |
| Dan | tønde | barrel | |
| Dan | traestamen | tree trunk, stump | |
| Fr | tranche | slice | |
| Ger | trauernd | sad | |
| Sw | trekantet | 3-edge | |
| Dan | trekantet pyramid | triangular pyramid | |
| Fr | tremper | to soak, wet,drench,moisten | |
| Dan | trillbør | wheelbarrow | |
| fr | trois | three | |
| Ger | Trommel | drum | |
| Ger | Trompete | trumpet | |
| Ger | Truthuhn | turkey | |
| Ger | Tschcesse | Cierassian,caucasian no tindo european | |
| Ger | Tscherkesse | circassiaaian (causui) | |
| Fr | tulipe | tulip | |
| Ger | Tulpe | tulip | |
| Ger | Turkische | Turkish | |
| 4F's | Ger | turnerisch sprisch "frische, fromm, fruhlisch, frei" | gymnast's moto "fresh, devout, cheerfull, free" |
| Ger | Tyroler | tyrolean | |
| Dan | ud | out | |
| Dan | uden | without | |
| Ger | ?eberraschung | surprise | |
| Ger | Uhr | clock | |
| Ger | Uhr | watch | |
| Ger | Uhrenhändler | clock maker | |
| Ger | Ulane | lancer | |
| Ger | Ulme | elm | |
| Fr | un, une | one | |
| u | Ger | und | and |
| 1/1 | Fr | une/ume | Made in Demi + Entire Sizes [CC 846 BIS] |
| ung. | Sw | ungefär | approximately |
| Ger | Urhebrrecht | copyright | |
| Du | van | from | |
| vanl. | Sw | vanligen | usually |
| Fr | vase | vase | |
| Dan | ved | at | |
| It | viale | avenue | |
| V Vve | Fr | Vieille | old/widow |
| Ger | vier | four | |
| Ger | vier | four | |
| Sw | [vin] druva | grape/ a bunch of grapes | |
| Dan | vingerne | windmill | |
| Dan | vinter | winter | |
| / | Eng | Virgule | diagonal mark, per, indicate end of poetry lines |
| Ger | Vogel | bird | |
| VEB | E Ger | Vokseigener Betrieb | DDR State Owned Co.Ger.Dem.Repub |
| VEB | Ger | Volkseignener Betrieb | State DDR owned Co |
| Ger | Vorderarm | foream | |
| Ger | Waldhorn | French horn | |
| Ger | Walnuss | walnut | |
| Ger | Warzenmelone | cantaloup | |
| Ger | Waschenbrett | washboard | |
| Ger | Weihnachsbaum | Christmas tree | |
| Ger | Weihnachtsmann | Father Christmas | |
| Ger | Weinachten | chritmas | |
| Ger | welche | which | |
| Ger | Wickelkind | swaddled baby | |
| Ger | Wiege | cradle | |
| Ger | wiegel | newborn | |
| Ger | Wiegenpferd | rocking horse | |
| Ger | Windhund | greyhound | |
| Ger | Winzer -on | vintner, -woman | |
| ger | Ger | Wolf | wolf |
| Ger | Wurst | sausage | |
| Ger | Wurst | sausage | |
| Ger | Zebra | Zebra | |
| Ger | Zecher | carouser | |
| Ger | zehn | ten | |
| Ger | zehn | ten | |
| Ger | Ziehend | drawn, pulled | |
| Ger | Zifferbl?ttr | dial, clock face | |
| Ger | Zigarre, Cigarre | cigar | |
| Ger | Zinkblech | galvanized | |
| Ger | zinn | tin, pewter | |
| Ger | Zinn-zeisformen | Pewter ice cream moulds | |
| Ger | zinngieser | tin pourer, pewterer | |
| Ger | Zinnsoldat | toy soldier, tin soldier | |
| Ger | zu | "to" or "at" | |
| Ger | Zukunft | future | |
| ur gefl. | Ger | zur gef¨åffigen | please |
| Ger | zusammensetzen | put/fit together | |
| Ger | zwei | two | |
| zt | Ger | Zweiteilig | 2 parts |
| Ger | Zwerte | midget, gnome | |
| Ger | zwet | two |