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Words of Max Havelaar · 469 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

aaneen

together twice

aan-één, aan-een

Historical hyphenated spelling of modern Dutch ‘aaneen’.

aanwennen

trained once

aangewend

Zich iets aanwennen means to train oneself into a habit.

achttiende

18th; eighteenth twice

de, ACHTTIENDE

The tokenizer’s surface de comes from source 18de, the ordinal “18th.”

adieu

farewell; Farewell 3 times

Adieu, adieu

afschrikken

scaring off; put off; frightened off 5 times

afgeschrikt, afteschrikken, afschrikken

verb, infinitive; verb, participle; verb, past participle

Afteschrikken is the older closed spelling of separable af te schrikken.

afwijking

digression; digressions; straying 8 times

afwyking, afwykingen

noun, common gender, singular; noun, feminine, singular; noun, plural

afwissen

wiped once

wischte

Wischte is the older spelling of modern wiste, “wiped.”

allein

but once

Allein

Allein is used in the older sense “but.”

ampun

pardon once

ampong

Malay minta ampun, spelled mintah ampong here, is a formula meaning ‘I beg pardon.’

ander

other; others; different 177 times

andere, anderen, ander, anders, Anderen, Andere, andren, àndere

adjective; substantivized adjective, plural; adjective, inflected

Het een of ander means “some … or other.”

anker

cask once

anker

An anker was a liquid measure or cask of roughly forty-five litres.

Seen once or twice

A

A twice

a

a once

aalmoes

alms twice

aanbidder

admirer once

aanbod

offer twice

aanbouw

construction once

aanbrengen

inserted once

aandachtig

attentively once

aandeelhouder

shareholders once

aandenken

keepsake twice

aandienen

announce once

aandrang

urge; rush twice

aandrift

urge once

aandurven

dares to face once

aaneenschakeling

chain once

aangaande

concerning twice

aangeboren

inborn once

aangeven

indicated once

aangezicht

face once

aangroeien

swelling once

aanhang

following once

aanhangen

clung to once

aanhangsel

appendages once

aanhankelijkheid

devotion twice

aanhebben

has; had on twice

aanhechten

attach once

aanhechtsel

additions once

aanhef

opening twice

aanhitsing

incitement once

aanhouden

held course once

aanhoudend

continually; persistent twice

aanklager

accusers; prosecutor twice

aankleden

dressed once

aankleven

hold to; held twice

aankweken

to grow once

aanlachen

beckons once

aanlanden

arrived once

aanleunen

lean once

aanlokkelijk

alluring once

aanlokkelijkheid

allure once

aanlokken

drew on once

aanmatigend

presumptuous once

aanmelden

presented twice

aanmoediging

encouragement once

aanmoedigingsgeld

bounties once

aanraden

advise once

aanroeping

invocation once

aanschieten

wounded once

aanschouwelijk

vivid to the eye once

aanschouwing

direct observation; observation twice

aanschrijving

instruction once

aansluiten

join once

aanspoorden

urged once

aansporen

spurred once

aansporing

exhortation twice

aanstaan

pleased; suits twice

aanstaand

coming; imminent twice

aanstaren

stared at twice

aansteken

lit; set alight twice

aanstoot

offense twice

aantekenen

noted twice

aantocht

its way; approach twice

aanvaarden

took up once

aanvaller

attacker once

aanvankelijk

originally; at first twice

aanvatten

taken in hand once

aanvliegen

crashed once

aanvoeren

cite; advances twice

aanvullend

supplementary once

aanvulling

filling-in; by way of supplement twice

aanvuren

fire; to fan twice

aanwerpen

flung once

aanwijzing

hint once

aanzijn

existence once

aar

ears of grain once

aardigheid

little entertainment once

aardklont

earth clods once

aardkluit

clod of earth once

aarzelen

hesitate once

abces

abscess twice

Abdoel-Isma

Abdoel-Isma once

aber

but once

absoluut

absolutely once

ac

and once

accent

accent once

acht slaan

take account once

achtduizend

eight thousand once

achteraan

up behind once

achterdeur

back door twice

achtereen

on end twice

achtergrond

background once

achterhoudend

secretive once

achterhoudendheid

reticence once

achterkamer

back room once

achterlijk

backward; behind twice

achterna

after him once

achterover

back once

achterschoft

hindquarters once

achterstaan

fall short once

achterstallig

arrears once

achterstand

arrears once

achteruitgang

decline once

achterwaarts

backwards once

achting

esteem once

achtste

eighth once

acrobaat

acrobat once

adelbrief

patent of nobility once

adellijk

of nobility once

adem

breath twice

Adhipati

Regent once

adjudant

adjutants once

aeidō

sing once

afbetaling

repayment once

afbrokkelen

crumbling apart once

afdelen

divided once

afdoen

pay off; settle twice

afdoening

settlement once

afdrijven

drifted down once

afgedalen

sunk once

afgelopen

over; past twice

afgescheiden

apart once

afgeven

handed in once

afgewerkt

finished once

afgunst

envy once

afhangeling

dependents once

afhankelijkheid

dependence once

afhouden

keeps away once

afkeer

aversion; revulsion twice

afkeurenswaardig

objectionable once

afkomst

origin; descent twice

afkomstig

inherited once

afkopen

purchased-out once

afkussen

kissed away once

afleiden

derives once

afleiding

diversion twice

afloop

conclusion once

aflossen

relieved once

afmatten

wearying once

afmatting

exhaustion once

afmeten

measure twice

afpersen

wringing; extorted twice

afrekening

settlement once

Afrika

Africa once

afroepen

called away twice

afschaffen

abolish twice

afschaffing

abolition twice

afscheiding

separation once

afschrijving

recording once

afslager

auctioneer twice

afsluiten

closed off once

afsluiting

closure once

afspraak

arrangement once

afstaan

turned over once

afstammen

descends once

afstappen

alighted once

afsteken

stood out twice

afstropen

flays once

aftrekken

torn away; to draw away twice

afvallen

fall away once

afvoeren

carry away once

afwennen

break the habit once

afwerken

finished once

afwerking

completion once

afweven

weave to the end once

afwezig

absent once

afzenden

dispatch once

afzondering

withdrawal once

ah

ah; Ah twice

aiguille

needle once

ainsi

Thus once

akeligheid

ghastliness; dreadful business twice

akte

deeds; deed twice

alang-alang

alang-alang once

Alexander

Alexander twice

Alfoers

Alfur once

alinea

paragraph once

aliquis

something once

all

all once

alle

all twice

alledaagsheid

everyday once

alleenspraak

soliloquy once

allen

They all; all twice

allengs

gradually once

aloud

ancient once

Alphen

Alphen twice

alsmede

as well as once

alsnog

after all once

alsnu

now once

altaar

altar once

Alva

Alva once

alweder

once again; again twice

amandelmelk

almond milk once

ambacht

trade once

Amboinees

Amboinese once

ambtsbetrekking

office once

ambtsbrief

official letters once

ambtseed

oath of office twice

ambtshalve

by virtue of office; officially twice

amen

amen once

Amerika

America twice

Amstelkerk

Amstel Church once

Amsterdammer

Amsterdammer twice

amuseren

amusing once

Amy

Amy once

an

against; of twice

Analaboe

Analaboe once

analogisch

analogous once

ananas

pineapple once

anderhalf

one and a half once

andersom

the reverse once

Ankola

Ankola once

anomalie

anomaly once

aoristus

aorist once

apa

what once

apanage

appanage once

apathisch

apathetic once

apocrief

apocryphal twice

apostel

apostle twice

apotheker

apothecary once

april

April once

Arabisch

Arabic; Arab twice

archipel

Archipelago once

architectuur

architecture once

arena

arena once

argument

argument once

aristocratie

aristocracy once

armbestuur

poor-relief boards once

arme

arms once

arrest

confinement; arrest twice

arriveren

arrive once

arts

physician twice

as

axles once

assimilatie

assimilation twice

Athener

Athenians once

Atjeh

Atjeh twice

Atjeher

Atjehnese once

Atjinees

Atjinese twice

atmosfeer

atmosphere once

atmosferisch

atmospheric once

attentie

attention once

Augenblick

moment once

augurk

gherkins once

August

August once

auteur

author once

autochtoon

autochthonous twice

autoriteit

authority twice

avanceren

advanced once

avant

above once

Ayer

Ayer once

Ayer-Bangie

Ayer-Bangie once

Aziatisch

Asiatic twice

azijn

vinegar twice

azuur

azure once

The particulars

The words
Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Multatuli / Eduard Douwes Dekker, d. 1887; Dutch 1860, Project Gutenberg #11024).
Translation
Public-domain Dutch (Multatuli, d. 1887; published 1860). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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