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Words of Max Havelaar · 623 headwords

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

sacramenteel

sacramental words once

sakramenteele

The nominalized adjective refers to the sacramental formula or words.

sagoweer

palm wine once

saguweer

Saguweer is an Indonesian palm wine made from fermented palm sap.

samenknijpen

crumpled together once

saamgeknepen

Saam- is an older form of modern samen- in samenknijpen.

schande

disgrace; shame 5 times

schande

schrijverij

of scribbling once

schryvery

Older spelling of schrijverij, here dismissively meaning a mass of writing.

schuitjevaren

playing boats once

schuitjevaren

Schuitjevaren is the name of a children’s game, literally “sailing little boats.”

schwärmen

is rapturously enthusiastic once

schwärmt

German schwärmen means to be carried away by rapturous enthusiasm.

sensiblerie

sentimentalism once

SENSIBLERIE

A French-derived literary term for affected or excessive sentimentality.

Slijmering

Slymerings once

Slymeringen

The plural turns the character name Slijmering into a type: people like Slijmering.

smaad

disgrace; abuse 3 times

smaad

noun, common gender, singular; noun, neuter, singular

smaak

taste 5 times

smaak

noun, common gender, singular; noun, masculine singular

snel dan

briskly than once

snel-dan

The hyphen unusually joins snel and dan.

soms

sometimes 10 times

soms

Spaanse mat

Spanish dollars twice

spaansche-matten, Spaansche-matten

Historical spelling of Spaanse mat, a silver dollar used in the Dutch East Indies.

specialiteit

specialist; specialists; Specialist 5 times

specialiteit, specialiteiten, Specialiteit

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

spiegelen

take warning once

spiegel

Zich aan iemand spiegelen means to take someone as a warning or example.

springen

sprang; springs; jumps 14 times

sprong, springt, springen, gesprongen

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

staalkaart

sample card once

staalkaart

A staalkaart is a card displaying samples from which to choose.

stoeltje

little chair once

stoeltjen

Older diminutive spelling of modern stoeltje.

stoffelijk

material 3 times

stoffelyke, stoffelyk

adjective, inflected; adjective, neuter singular

Old spelling of stoffelijke.

streek

regions; parts; region 21 times

streken, streek

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

strijden

struggle; contend; struggled 8 times

stryden, gestreden, streed

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

Older spelling of strijden.

sujet

clerks once

sujetten

Sujet is a dated, disparaging word for a person; here it means a clerk or employee.

Seen once or twice

's

in the once

's-Gravenhage

Hague once

sabelhouw

saber-cut once

sabreren

saber once

Saffeler

Saffeler twice

sagopalm

sago palm once

Saintine

Saintine once

Sakser

Saxon once

Salak

Salak once

salaris

salary twice

Saleh

Saleh once

Samaritaan

Samaritan once

samaritaans

Samaritan once

samengaan

concurrent; accompanying twice

samengesteld

composed once

samenhang

connection once

samenhangen

connected once

samenkomst

meetings once

samenleggen

pooled once

samenpersing

compression once

samenscholen

were gathering once

samentrekken

gather once

samenzwering

conspiracy once

Samuel

Samuel's; Sam twice

sanft

soft once

Sanskriet

Sanskrit once

Sappho

Sappho once

Saraceen

Saracens once

Satan

Satan once

satire

satire twice

Saudien

Saudien once

Saul

Saul once

sauriër

Saurians once

Sauriër

Saurians; Saurian twice

Say

Say once

säuseln

whispers once

Scaevola

Scaevola once

Scandinavisch

Scandinavian once

schaal

scale once

schaap

sheep twice

schabrak

saddlecloth once

schadeloosstelling

compensation; restitution twice

schaden

harm once

schakelen

linked once

schaken

carried off twice

schakering

gradations once

schallen

sound once

schamel

meager once

schandaal

scandal once

schandvlekken

disgrace once

scharen

gather once

schatkist

treasury once

schatrijk

immensely rich once

schauen

gaze once

Schäflein

little lamb once

scheefheid

crookednesses once

scheepsbouwmeester

shipwrights once

scheepsdek

ship's deck once

scheepsgelegenheid

opportunity by sea once

scheepsrederij

shipping firms once

scheiding

separation once

Schelde

Scheldt once

scheldwoord

abuse; insults twice

schelen

matter once

schellen

ring once

schemeren

dawning once

schending

breaking once

scherpzinnigheid

shrewdness once

schertsend

bantering once

scheuren

tore twice

scheuring

partition once

schietgeweer

firearm once

schiften

sort once

schijnsel

glow once

schilder

painter twice

schilderachtigheid

picturesqueness once

schilderkunst

art of painting once

schilderzaal

picture gallery once

schillen

peeled twice

Schiller

SCHILLER; Schiller twice

schim

shade; shades twice

schimmel

gray horse twice

schimmern

is shimmering once

schimpscheut

sneer once

schipbreukeling

castaways once

schitterend

splendid; brilliant twice

schlagen

strikes once

Schlucht

ravine once

Schmerz

pain twice

schoen

shoes once

schoft

withers twice

schooier

vagabond once

schooierig

shabby once

schoolinrichting

School-Institutions once

schoolkameraad

schoolfellow twice

schoolmakker

schoolmate once

schoonbroeder

brother-in-law once

schoonheidsgevoel

sense of beauty once

schoonheidszucht

craving for beauty once

schoorsteenmantel

mantelpiece once

schoorvoetend

hesitantly twice

schoppen

kicked once

Schors-al

Suspend-all once

schorsbesluit

suspension edict once

schotel

dishes twice

Schots

Scots once

schouderophalend

shrugging once

schouwburg

theater once

schreeuwen

screaming once

schrijfster

authoress once

schrik

fright; alarm twice

schroefwatermolen

screw water-mills once

schroeien

seared once

schroeven

screwed once

schroomvalligheid

modesty; fearfulness twice

schudden

shake; shook twice

schuilen

lay hidden twice

schuiling

concealment once

schuins

slanting once

schuiven

slid once

schuren

scours once

schurk

scoundrel once

schuur

barns once

schuwen

shies from; shuns twice

schuwheid

shyness once

schweben

is hovering once

schwer

heavily once

Scialoja

Scialoja once

sebah

Sebah; formal assembly twice

Sebah

Sebah once

Sebah-dag

Sebah-day once

sebah-vergadering

sebah-gathering once

sehr

very once

selbst

itself once

selig

blessed once

Semarang

Semarang; Samarang twice

sententieus

sententiously once

sentimentaliteit

sentimentality once

sentimenteel

sentimental twice

september

September twice

sewah

dagger twice

Shakespeare

Shakespeare twice

shawl

shawl once

si

If; Si twice

Si-oenah

Si-oenah twice

Si-Oeniah

Si-Oeniah once

Si-Panteh

Si-Panteh once

sic

sic twice

sidderen

shuddered once

sierlijk

more elegantly once

sigaar

cigar once

sigarenkoker

cigar-case once

Silvio

Silvio once

Singkel

Singkel twice

sinjo

young master once

sirih

betel leaves once

Sirius

Sirius once

sjaallong

long shawl once

slaaf

a slave; slaves twice

slaafs

slavish once

slaag

of blows once

slaapkamer

bedrooms once

slachter

butchers once

slag

blow twice

slagveld

battlefield twice

slangenhol

serpents' dens once

slank

slender twice

slaperigheid

drowsiness once

slapte

slackness once

slavenfamilie

slave-family once

slavernij

slavery once

slavin

slave once

slib

silt once

slijmerig

slimy once

slikken

swallowed once

slordig

careless once

slotenmaker

locksmiths once

slotpose

closing pose once

slotwoord

concluding words once

sluik

straight once

sluikerij

smuggling once

sluikmoord

assassination once

sluipen

crept; slipped twice

sluipend

prowling once

sluis

lock; a lock twice

smaakvol

tasteful once

smaken

tasted; took twice

smal

narrow once

smaragd

emerald once

smarten

grieve once

smelten

melted once

smeren

butters once

Smith

Smith once

smoren

smothered; smother twice

snaar

strings once

sneuvelen

fell once

snik

gasp once

snikken

sobbing once

snoer

thread once

sobald

as soon as once

Socrates

Socrates once

Soelan

Soelan once

Soendahlanden

Soenda Lands once

soeverein

sovereign once

soevereiniteit

sovereignty once

solch

such once

solitairspel

solitaire game twice

Solo

Solo once

Solon

Solon once

sommetje

little sum once

sommigen

some people; some twice

sorteren

sorting once

sortering

sorting once

souper

supper once

spaarpot

money-box once

spaarzaam

thrifty; frugally twice

spade

spade twice

Spanje

Spain once

spannen

stretching out; set twice

spanning

suspense twice

spartelen

struggling once

spat

spatters once

speeksel

saliva once

speeldoos

music-box once

speelgoed

toys once

speelnoot

playmates once

speld

little pin once

spenen

deny once

Speyk

Speyk once

spiegel

mirror once

spielen

played once

spin

spider once

spinrag

cobweb once

spinsel

spinning once

spits

spire; summit twice

splitsing

split once

spoedmissive

urgent missive twice

spoliatie

spoliation once

spook

ghosts; ghost twice

sporen

spur once

spot

mockery once

spotten

mocked once

spraakgebruik

usage once

spraakzaam

more talkative once

sprake

mention once

spreekwoord

proverb once

spreiden

spread twice

Spreuken

Proverbs once

staal

steel once

staand

standing once

staathuishouding

management of states once

staatsbestuur

governance once

Staatsblad

Gazette once

staatsdienaar

Ministers of State once

staatskas

treasury once

staatsman

statesmen once

staatsschuld

national debt once

stadhouder

Stadtholder once

stadhouderlijk

stadtholder’s once

staf

staff once

staken

abandoned once

staking

cessation once

stamelaar

stammerer once

stamgenoot

kinsmen once

standaard

Standard once

standbeeld

statues once

standgenoot

counterpart once

standhouden

persistence once

standplaats

post twice

standsplitsing

division of castes once

standvastig

steadfastly; steadfast twice

stap

step once

stapelen

stacked once

station

station once

statistiek

statistics once

steeds

always twice

steeg

alley once

steenmassa

mass of stone once

Stefanus

Stephen once

steil

Steep once

Stein

nut; stone twice

Steinbach

Steinbach once

stel

set once

stemmen

voted once

stempel

stamp once

sterben

died; dies twice

sterfhuis

house of mourning once

steun

support twice

steunpunt

foothold once

steunsel

a hold once

stevenen

headed once

stevig

firmer once

stijfheid

stiffness once

stijgbeugel

stirrup once

stikheet

stiflingly hot once

stikken

choke twice

still

quiet once

stillen

still once

stilstaan

halt; stands still twice

stilstand

stillness twice

stilte

silence; stillness twice

stilzitten

sitting still once

stilzwijgen

silence once

stilzwijgend

silently once

stip

speck; specks twice

stiptelijk

strictly once

Stirnchen

little brow once

stoeien

roughhousing once

stoep

doorstep once

stoffig

dusty once

stokpaardje

hobbyhorse; hobby-horse twice

stom

mute once

stomp

flatter once

stoornis

hindrance once

stoot

shove; jolt twice

stoppen

darns once

storm

storm once

stoten

lurching twice

stoterig

jolting once

straatje

little street once

straatjongen

street urchin once

straatschender

street ruffian once

strafbepaling

penalties twice

strak

fixedly once

strakjes

soon once

stranden

ran aground once

Strauch

bush once

straucheln

having stumbled once

strelen

stroked once

strikt nodig

strictly necessary once

strohoed

straw hats once

Strom

river once

stromat

straw mat once

stroohoed

straw hats once

strooien

were scattering once

struik

bushes once

Stuart

Stuart twice

student

student once

stug

gruff once

stuiptrekken

twitches once

stumper

poor little thing once

stumperd

poor wretches once

stumpert

poor little thing once

Stunde

hour once

stuntelig

doddering; clumsy twice

sturen

send; steered twice

stuwing

impetus once

substantie

substance once

successierecht

inheritance duty once

suchen

seeks once

Sue

Sue once

Suez

Suez once

suikergoed

sweets once

suikerraffinadeur

sugar refiners twice

suikerveld

sugar field once

suikerwerktuig

sugar-machines once

sukkelen

struggled once

superieur

superior once

Surabaya

Surabaya; Soerabaja twice

surnumerair

supernumerary once

surnumerairsziekte

supernumerary sicknesses once

sussen

soothed once

suzerein

suzerain once

sympathie

sympathy twice

’s-Gravenhage

Hague once

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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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Two whoopie pies and a pine. An inside joke.