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Words of Max Havelaar · 362 headwords

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

halten

holds; held twice

hält, gehalten

verb, present, singular, German; past participle, German

German hält sich zusammen, literally “holds himself together,” is deliberately retained in the translation.

heerlijk

glorious; splendid; lovely 9 times

heerlyke, heerlyk

adjective, inflected; adjective, attributive, uninflected; adjective

Historical spelling of modern ‘heerlijk’.

hees

hoarse once

heesch

Historical spelling of modern hees.

hemelsbreed

vast once

hemelsbreed

Hemelsbreed literally means “as wide as the heavens,” hence “vast.”

herinnering

recollection 3 times

herinnering

hoedanigheid

qualities; quality 10 times

hoedanigheden, hoedanigheid

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

hören

hark 3 times

hör, höre

verb, imperative, singular; verb, imperative, second-person singular, elided; verb, imperative, second-person singular

The final -e is omitted in the informal imperative hör.

huis

house; houses; the house 108 times

huis, huizen, huize, huisje

noun, neuter, singular; noun, plural; noun, neuter, plural

Ten onzen huize is an old case-form expression meaning ‘in our house.’

Seen once or twice

h

h once

Haar

hair once

haard

hearth once

Haarlemmer

Haarlem once

haarwervel

hair whorl; hair whorls twice

haastig

hastily once

hak

heels once

hakken

hacked once

hal

halls once

half-afgewerkt

half-finished once

halfgoed

Half-good once

halfvergaan

half-rotted once

halfwaar

Half-true once

halt

Halt once

halvemanshoogte

half-man’s height once

ham

hams once

hamer

hammer once

hand aan hand

hand in hand once

hand in hand

hand in hand once

handdruk

handshake once

handelaar

dealers; traders twice

handelmaatschappij

Trading Company twice

handelsartikel

trade article once

handelshuis

trading house once

handelslichaam

trading body once

handelsmaatschappij

trading companies once

handelsonderneming

trading firm once

handelwijze

proceeding once

handgranaat

hand grenades once

handig

deftly once

handleiding

guidelines once

handschoen

glove once

handtekening

signature once

handvol

handful once

handwerk

handiwork once

Hannibalseed

oath of Hannibal once

haperen

falters once

Harderwijk

Harderwijk once

hardheid

harshness once

hardnekkigheid

obstinacy once

harken

raked once

harp

harp once

harren

awaits once

hartelijk

warm-hearted; warm twice

hartelijkheid

cordiality once

harten

hearts once

hartig

stern once

hartstocht

passion twice

hartverscheurend

heartrending once

have

belongings once

havelaar

Havelaar's once

haven

harbour twice

havenhoofd

harbour-piers once

Händchen

little hand once

Heaume

Heaume once

hebbelijkheid

habit once

Hebreeër

Hebrews once

hebzucht

rapacity once

heden ten dage

at the present day once

heen-en

there and once

heen-en-weer

to and fro once

heen-en-weerspringen

sprang back and forth once

heendrijven

drive; driven off twice

heenglijden

slid once

heenworstelen

struggled once

heerbaan

high road once

heerschaar

Hosts once

heerschappij

dominion once

heffen

lifted; lift twice

heidens

heathen once

heidin

heathen once

heiligdom

sanctuary twice

heilige

saint; saints twice

heimelijk

secretly twice

heimlich

Secretly once

heimwärts

homeward once

heimwee

homesickness once

hek

gate twice

hel

hell once

helaas

alas twice

heldendaad

heroic deeds once

heldenmoed

heroism once

helder

brightly once

helderheid

light once

helemaal

at all once

helft

half twice

Helgoland

Heligoland once

hemelhoog

heaven-high once

hemelsnaam

heaven's name once

hemzelf

him himself once

Henegouwen

Hainaut once

hengelen

angling once

hengsel

handle once

henzelf

themselves once

herbei

up once

herbergiersrekening

innkeeper’s bill once

herendienstplichtige

statute-laborers once

herhaald

repeated twice

herkomstig

derived once

herlezen

read again once

hernemen

returned; resumed twice

hersenen

brain twice

hersenschim

fancy once

herstel

redress once

hert

deer once

hertogdom

duchies once

heterogeen

heterogeneous once

hetwelk

which once

heup

hips twice

heus

gracious once

heusheid

courtesy once

heuvel

hill twice

heuvelrij

hill range once

hevig

violent twice

hé

Hey once

hha

hha once

hierachter

behind all this once

hierheen

this way once

hierher

this way once

hiermede

in this once

hiernamaals

in the hereafter once

hieromtrent

in this matter; into this twice

hieronder

among these once

Hieronymus

Hieronymus once

hiërarchie

hierarchy once

hijgen

panting once

hinderpaal

barriers; obstacle twice

hinunter

down once

hobbelig

lurching once

hobbelpaard

rocking horse once

hoc

this purpose once

hoededoos

hatbox once

hoeden

guard once

hoekig

angular once

hoesten

coughing once

hoever

how far twice

hofhouding

household twice

Hogarth

Hogarth once

hogeschool

universities once

hol

hollow twice

hollen

racing once

Holloway

Holloway's once

honderd-en-één

one hundred and one once

honderdmaal

a hundredfold once

honderdste

hundredth once

Hongarije

Hungary once

hongeren

go hungry once

honorarium

fee once

honte

shame once

hoofdambtenaar

chief official; officer twice

hoofddeel

main parts once

hoofddoek

headcloth once

hoofdeigenschap

chief quality once

hoofdfeil

chief defects once

hoofdgebouw

main building twice

hoofdgetuige

chief witness once

hoofdig

headstrong once

hoofdigheid

stubbornness; obstinacy twice

hoofdneiging

chief inclination once

hoofdoorzaak

main cause once

hoofdrol

leading part once

hoofdstad

capital cities once

hoofdtrek

chief traits once

hoofdwaarheid

chief truth once

hoogachting

respect once

hoogheid

loftiness once

Hooglied

Song of Songs once

hoogst

in the highest degree; supremely twice

hoogst-ernstig

highly earnest once

hoogstdeftig

most dignified once

hoogstmoeilijk

most awkward once

hoogsttreurig

most lamentable once

hoon

scorn once

hoorder

listeners twice

hoorn

horns once

horizontaal

horizontal once

horribilis

horrible once

horror

horror once

hose

hose once

hossen

jolted once

houten

wooden once

houtwerk

timber-work; timber works twice

houweel

pickaxe once

huano

huano once

huidskleur

skin-colour once

Huillem

Huillem once

huisbediende

house-servant once

huisbewaarder

housekeepers once

huisgezin

households twice

huisgod

household gods once

huishoudelijkheid

household management once

huisje

little house twice

huismoeder

housewife once

huisvader

householder; father twice

huizenhoog

house-high once

hulde

homage once

hulpbron

an aid once

hulpvaardig

obliging; ready to help twice

hulsel

covering once

humeur

temper once

humor

humor twice

huppelen

skipped once

hut

huts once

hutgenoot

hutmates once

huzaar

hussars once

Hügel

hills once

hüpfen

bound; hops twice

hydraulisch

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