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Words of Max Havelaar · 353 headwords

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

machteloos

powerless once

machtelooze

Historical spelling of inflected modern Dutch machteloze.

mandoor-oppasser

mandoor-attendant once

mandoor-oppasser

In the colonial administration, this compound denotes the supervising police attendant described by the following apposition.

medsjid

mosque once

medsjid

Medsjid is an older Dutch transliteration for a mosque.

meedelen

reported; set down; to inform 26 times

meedeelde, meedeelen, meetedeelen, meedeel, deelde, mede, meegedeeld, meedeelt and 2 more

verb, past, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, present, singular

Older fused spelling of mee te delen.

meenemen

carried off; take along; brought along 5 times

meegenomen, meetenemen

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

Historical closed spelling of mee te nemen in this construction.

meermalen

more than once; many times; repeatedly 16 times

meermalen, Meermalen

melatibloem

melati blossom once

melatti-bloem

Historical spelling of melatibloem, a jasmine flower.

melatti

melatti; melatti blossoms twice

melatti

noun, common gender, singular; noun, plural

Melatti are jasmine blossoms; the clause leaves a verb such as lagen (‘lay’) understood.

mensenschuw

shy of people once

menschenschuw

Menschenschuw is the historical spelling of modern mensenschuw.

mēnis

wrath once

Meenin

“Mēnin aeide thea” transliterates the opening of Homer’s Iliad: “Sing, goddess, the wrath.”

missen

do without; spared; lacked 11 times

gemist, missen, misten, mist

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

“Kunnen missen” here means to be able to do without something.

mond

mouth 12 times

mond

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

morgenochtend

tomorrow morning once

morgen-ochtend

Morgen-ochtend is an older hyphenated spelling of morgenochtend.

multiplicatie

multiplication once

multiplikatie

An older spelling of modern Dutch ‘multiplicatie’.

munten

aimed once

gemunt

Het op iemand gemunt hebben or zijn means to have something aimed at someone.

Seen once or twice

ma

my once

maaksel

making; handiwork twice

maaltijd

meals once

maandagmorgen

Monday morning twice

maandelijks

monthly twice

maandgeld

monthly salary once

maandstaat

monthly returns once

maarschalk

marshal once

maatschappelijk

social twice

macadamiseren

macadamized once

machinaal

mechanical once

machtiging

authorization once

Madagaskar

Madagascar; Madagascar’s twice

madame

Madame once

madeira

of Madeira; Madeira twice

Madiven

Madiven once

mager

lean once

Makassaar

Makassar once

makelaarskantoor

broker's office once

maker

Maker once

malheureux

wretched once

mama

mama; mother twice

Mandhelings

Mandhéling country once

mandhelings

Mandhéling once

mandje

little basket once

mandoer-oppasser

mandoor-oppasser once

maneschijn

moonlight once

Manilla

Manila once

mannelijk

masculine once

mannetje

little fellow once

mantel

little mantle once

mare

news once

Maria

Mary twice

marinier

of marines once

markgraaf

Margraves once

markies

Marquis once

markt

markets once

marmer

marble once

marmerknikker

marbles once

marmot

marmot once

Marokko

Morocco once

Maros

Maros once

marseillaise

Marseillaise once

Marseille

Marseille once

martelaar

martyr; martyrs twice

martelaarsair

martyr's air once

marteldood

death under torture once

martelen

tortured once

massief

massive once

mat

mats once

Mata-api

Mata-api once

materiaal

materials twice

mathematisch

mathematical once

matig

moderate; modest twice

matigheid

temperance once

matroos

sailors twice

Matte

mat once

matten

rush-bottomed once

Mauritshuis

Mauritshuis twice

mazelen

measles once

mazen

mends once

Märchen

fairy-tales; fairy tales twice

mechanisme

mechanism once

medeburger

fellow citizens; fellow citizen twice

mededeeling

disclosures twice

mededeelzaam

communicative once

mededelen

told; shared twice

mededinger

rivals once

mededinging

competition once

medegevoel

fellow-feeling once

medemens

fellow man twice

medeplichtig

accomplices; complicit twice

medeplichtigheid

complicity twice

medereiziger

fellow travelers once

meedoen

joins in once

meedragen

carry along; carries with it twice

meedrijven

drifted along once

meegeven

given once

meekomen

come along once

meenodigen

invited along once

meerdere

superior twice

meerderheid

superiority once

meerekenen

count in once

meeschreeuwen

shout along once

meeslepen

be carried away once

meespelen

played a part; played along twice

meeste

most people; most twice

meestrijden

fought alongside once

meetellen

count once

meeuw

gull once

mehr

more once

mei

May once

meisjesweeshuis

girls orphanage once

Mekka

Mecca twice

melden

report once

melding

report once

melk

milk once

melkzee

milk-sea once

menigmaal

many a time once

menigvuldig

plentiful twice

Mensch

people once

menseneten

man-eating once

mensengeheugenis

living memory once

mensenleven

human lives once

mensensoort

breed of men once

mensenvriend

philanthropist; friend of man twice

merendeel

majority; greater part twice

merkbaar

perceptible once

merken

notice twice

mesten

manured once

meten

measure once

methode

method once

metselaar

mason once

mettre

put once

mezelf

myself once

middeleeuwen

Middle Ages twice

middeleeuws

medieval once

middelmatigheid

mediocrity once

middelpunt

center once

middelpuntvliedend

centrifugal once

Midden-Java

central Java once

middenstand

middle class once

mijl

miles twice

mild

more generously once

miljoenendroom

dream of millions once

million

millions once

Minahassa

Minahassa once

mindere

inferior once

ministerie

Ministry twice

ministerieel

ministerial once

minnaar

sweetheart once

minnen

loved; love twice

minstbeduidend

most insignificant once

minta

I beg once

minus

minus once

minzaam

gentle once

minzaamheid

cordiality once

miscere

has mixed once

misdadig

culpable; criminal twice

misdelen

deprived once

misère

misery once

misgewas

crop failure once

misgunnen

begrudged once

miskennen

fail to recognize once

miskenning

misjudgment; lack of recognition twice

misleiden

misled once

misleiding

misleading once

mislukking

failure once

miss

Miss once

Miss

Miss twice

miszeggen

said amiss once

mobilis

motion once

modderdiepte

mud-pit once

moddergat

mudhole once

moederborst

mother's breast once

moederhart

mother's heart twice

moederlijk

maternal once

moederschoot

mother's womb once

moedertrouw

motherly devotion once

moedig

brave; bravest twice

mogelijkheid

possibility once

moi

me once

mois

months once

molen

windmill twice

molenaar

millers once

Molière

Molière twice

monde

world once

mondig

of age once

monding

mouth twice

Mondschein

moonlight once

monomanie

monomania once

monster

monster once

mooi-geel

pretty yellow once

mooiigheid

prettiness once

moorddadig

murderous once

moreel

morally once

morgenstond

break of morning once

morren

grumbling twice

mos

by the custom once

moskee

mosques twice

mot

a moth once

mourir

die once

mousseline

muslin once

mouw

sleeve twice

mouwopslag

cuffs once

mug

gnat once

muntstelsel

currency system once

mutatie

turnover once

mutisme

muteness once

müde

tired once

Münster

Münster once

Myntje

Myntje 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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