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Words of Max Havelaar · 396 headwords

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

dadelijk

at once; immediate twice

dadelyk, dadelyke

adverb; adjective, attributive, inflected

Historical spelling of modern Dutch dadelijk.

dat er

that there once

datter

Datter contracts dat er, “that there.”

dauwdruppel

dew drop once

dauwdrup

Dauwdrup is an older variant of modern dauwdruppel.

de oceaan

the Ocean once

d'Oceaan

D’Oceaan contracts de Oceaan.

de onmeetbare

the measureless once

d'onmeetbren

D’onmeetbren contracts den onmeetbaren, an older inflected form of de onmeetbare.

de zijne

his own once

zynen

The substantivized possessive “de zijnen” means one’s family or dependants.

dewijl

since; inasmuch as; because 5 times

dewyl

Archaic dewijl means ‘because’ or ‘inasmuch as.’

dienstijverig

zealous in duty once

dienstyverig

Historical spelling with ‘y’ for modern ‘ij’.

Djokjas

Djokja once

Djokjasche

Djokjasche uses the older -sch- spelling of modern Djokjase.

Droogstoppel

Droogstoppel; Drystubble; Drystubbles 16 times

Droogstoppel, Droogsstoppel, Droogstoppels

proper noun; proper noun, singular; proper noun, plural

The plural similarly means people of the Droogstoppel type.

du

you; it to you; your 26 times

du, dir, Du, dich, dir's

personal pronoun, nominative, second-person singular; personal pronoun, second-person singular, nominative; personal pronoun, second-person singular, dative

Dir's contracts dir es.

duften

fragrant once

düftend

German düftend means ‘fragrant’; modern German normally spells it duftend.

Seen once or twice

16de

th once

d

d once

daad

deed once

daadzaak

facts twice

daarbeneden

down below once

daarboven

above them; up there twice

daarenboven

moreover twice

daarentegen

on the other hand once

daarginder

over yonder once

daaromtrent

about them; on that matter twice

daartegen

against it twice

daartussen

between them once

Daendels

Daendels once

dagboek

diaries; journal twice

dageraad

dawn once

daglicht

light twice

dagtekenen

dates; date twice

dagtekening

dating once

Dajak

Dayak once

dakkamertje

attic room once

dal

valleys once

daling

a fall once

dam

dams once

dameswerkdoosje

lady's workbox once

dankbaarheid

gratitude twice

dankgebed

thanksgiving prayers once

dankzegging

thanksgiving once

dans

dance once

danseres

danseuse twice

dansschoen

dancing shoes once

dartel

playful once

dartelen

frolics once

datang

are coming once

dateren

dates twice

datoe

datu twice

datzelfde

that same once

daun

leaves twice

de ennui

of boredom once

deelhebber

contributors once

deemoedig

humbly; humble twice

deernis

pity once

deerniswaard

pitiable once

deficit

deficit once

degelijkheid

soundness once

degen

dress-swords once

deksel

covering once

dempen

bridge once

demping

quelling once

Den Haag

Hague once

denkend

thinking once

departement

departments once

dertiende

thirteenth once

dertigjarig

thirty-year once

dertigmaal

thirty times once

des avonds

in the evening once

desavoueren

disavowed once

deshonorant

dishonouring once

destin

fate once

detachement

detachment once

deugen

are any good once

deugniet

rascal; good-for-nothing twice

deux

two once

devies

mottos once

dezulke

those once

Dhemang

Dhemang twice

Di

Di once

diagnose

diagnosis once

diamant

diamonds once

dichterlijk

poetic once

dichtknopen

buttoned up once

dienaangaande

bearing upon it; on that matter twice

dienaar

servant twice

dienstbetrekking

official service once

dienstcorrespondentie

official correspondence once

dienstjaar

years of service; service years twice

dienstknecht

servant once

dienstmeisje

servant girl once

dienstmissive

official dispatch once

diensttijd

service time once

dienstvergrijp

breaches of duty once

dierenspel

menageries once

diersoort

animal species once

dieser

these once

diezelfde

that very same; that same twice

dik

thick twice

dikte

thickness once

diligence

stagecoach once

diplomatisch

diplomatic once

direct

direct once

directeur-generaal

Director-General once

disculperen

exculpate once

Djaksa

Djaksa twice

Djalma

Djalma once

Djamien

Djamien once

Djati-bos

Djati forest once

Djengis-Khan

Genghis Khan once

Djokjakarta

Djokjakarta once

dobberen

bob about; wavers twice

dochtertje

little daughter once

Doctrina

Doctrina once

dode

dead twice

doelloos

pointless once

doelwit

target once

dolen

wandered twice

dolzinnig

insane once

dolzinnigheid

frenzy once

Dom

Cathedral once

domheid

stupidity twice

Don

Don twice

donderslag

thunderbolt once

doodarm

dirt-poor once

doodkleed

shroud once

doodrijden

ridden to death once

doodsbleek

deathly pale once

doodslaan

beaten to death once

doodslag

manslaughter once

doop

baptism once

doophek

baptismal pew once

doordenken

pondered once

doordrijven

driven through once

doordringen

pierced through; penetrate twice

doorgaande

always once

doorgraven

cutting-through once

doorgrieven

pierced through once

doorgronden

fathoming; fathom twice

doorleven

lived through once

doorlezen

read through once

doorloop

corridor once

doornig

thorny once

doornstruik

thorn-bushes once

doorsnijden

uncut once

doorstralen

shines through once

doorstrepen

struck out once

doortasten

acted vigorously once

doortastend

energetic once

doortocht

passage once

doortrekken

passed through once

doos

box twice

doosje

little box once

dorpeling

villagers once

dorpskerk

village churches once

dorpswacht

village watchman once

dorst

thirst twice

dorsten

thirsted once

doven

snuffs once

draad

thread once

dracht

costume once

drama

drama twice

drankhuis

drinking-houses once

drankje

draught once

drie-en-zestig

sixty-three once

drieëntwintig

twenty-three once

driehonderd

three hundred once

drietal

group of three once

drift

frenzy; temper twice

driftig

sharply; cross twice

drin

indoors once

dringend

urgently once

drinkwater

drinking water twice

droefenis

sorrow once

droefgeestig

melancholy once

dromer

dreamer once

dromerig

dreamy once

droog

dry once

droogstoppelras

Droogstoppel breed once

droogte

drought twice

droom

dream twice

drukloon

printing costs once

drup

drop; drops twice

druppel

drop once

druppen

drips once

drücken

presses once

dubbeldeur

double doors once

dubbeltje

dime once

dubbelzinnig

ambiguous once

duchtig

soundly once

duël

duels once

duftend

fragrant once

duidelijkheid

clarity; plainness twice

duif

pigeons once

duimbreed

thumb’s breadth once

duisternis

darkness twice

duit

penny; farthings twice

duivel

devils once

duivelachtig

devilish once

duizelig

dizzy; giddy twice

duizeling

giddiness twice

duizelingwekkend

dizzying twice

duizendmaal

a thousand times once

dun

thin; thinner twice

dunnen

thinned once

duurzaam

lasting twice

dürfen

may twice

dwaasheid

foolish acts; folly twice

dwang

compulsion once

dwangarbeid

HARD LABOR once

dwingelands

tyrannical once

dynastie

dynasties once

dysenterisch

dysenteric once

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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).
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Public-domain Dutch (Multatuli, d. 1887; published 1860). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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