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Words of Max Havelaar · 249 headwords

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

leger

army 8 times

leger, legers

noun, neuter, singular; noun, neuter, genitive singular

lengte

longitude once

lengte

In this nautical context lengte means geographical longitude.

liggend

lying once

liggenden

The inflected participle is used substantivally: those lying there.

linkerbovenhoek

upper left-hand corner once

linker-bovenhoek

Historical hyphenation of modern linkerbovenhoek.

loochenen

deny; denying; denied 6 times

loochenen, loochende

verb, infinitive; verb, past, singular; verb, infinitive used as noun

loop

course; rein; play 10 times

loop

noun, common gender, singular; noun, masculine, singular

luchtje

something fishy once

luchtjen

Er is een luchtje aan means that something is suspicious or fishy.

Seen once or twice

laagland

lowlands once

laatstlevend

last surviving once

laf

feeble once

lafhartig

cravenly once

lafhartigheid

cowardice twice

Lafontaine

Lafontaine twice

lakei

lackeys once

Lamartine

Lamartine once

landaard

nationality once

landbewoner

country dweller once

landbouwcontract

agricultural contracts once

landengte

isthmuses once

landheer

landlords once

landman

husbandman once

landraad

district court; Landraad twice

landschapsbestuurder

territorial administrators once

landsdienaar

State servant once

landskas

public treasury once

langdradigheid

long-windedness once

langdurig

long-standing once

lange

for a long while once

Lange Leidsedwarsstraat

Lange-Leidsche-Dwarsstraat; Lange-leidsche-dwarsstraat twice

langgerekt

protracted once

langwerpig

oblong once

langzaam

slow; slowly twice

langzaamheid

slowness once

langzamerhand

gradually once

LaO

La O once

lappenpak

motley rags once

lassen

let once

lasso

lasso once

laster

slander twice

lasteraar

slanderer twice

lasteren

slander; slandered twice

lastigvallen

causes once

lauschen

listen once

lauwer

laurels twice

lectuur

reading twice

ledigen

drains once

leegloper

idlers once

leenheer

liege lord once

leercursus

course of study once

legblad

blotting-pad once

legerstede

bed twice

legioen

legions once

legitimiteit

legitimacy once

legprent

jigsaw picture once

Leicester

Leicester twice

leid

grieved once

lende

loins twice

lenig

supple once

les

lessons once

lessenaar

desk once

letterkunde

literature twice

letterkundig

literary once

letterkundige

men of letters once

leugenaar

liar once

leugenachtig

false twice

Levant

Levant once

levend

living once

levensgeschiedenis

life-history once

levensgevaar

mortal danger; peril of life twice

levensheil

life's happiness once

levenskracht

vital powers once

levensmiddel

provisions; foodstuff twice

levensomstandigheid

life circumstances once

lever

liver twice

levering

delivery once

lezerslichtzinnigheid

readerly frivolity once

lezing

reading once

lichtelijk

readily once

lichten

shone once

lichtlijn

shafts of light once

lichtvaardigheid

frivolity once

lichtzinnigheid

frivolity once

lieb

dear twice

Liebe

love once

lieben

love once

liefdadigheid

charity once

liefdehistorie

love-story once

liefdeloos

loveless once

liefdezuster

sister of charity once

liefelijk

lovely once

lieftallig

winning once

lieftalligheid

graciousness once

lieveling

darling twice

lijder

sufferers once

lijstje

little list once

likeurstoker

liqueur distillers once

likken

licks once

line

line once

linkerarm

left arm twice

linkerbeen

left leg once

linnengoed

linen once

literarisch

literary once

littérature

literature once

loep

magnifying glass once

logaritmetafel

table of logarithms once

loge

box once

logementsrekening

inn bill once

logenstraffen

give the lie once

loger

lodged once

logeren

lodged; lodging twice

lombong

rice barn once

losgaan

rushed once

losheid

ease once

losmaken

loosened once

loszinnig

frivolously once

Lot

Lot once

loten

drawn by lot once

lotgeval

fortunes once

Lotosblume

lotus flowers once

lotusbloem

lotus flowers once

lotwisseling

change of fortune; turn of fate twice

loven

praise once

loyaal

in good faith once

loyaliteit

loyalty once

loyauteit

loyalty once

luchtruim

sky vault once

luchtsprong

leap once

Luft

air once

luister

splendour once

Lukas

Lukas twice

lukken

succeeded once

lusten

liked once

luthers

Lutheran twice

luttel

trifling once

Lycurgus

Lycurgus 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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