• i.e. = id est (that is).
• imp. = imperative.
• It. = Italian.
• Ja. = Japanese.
• L. = Latin.
• Lith. = Lithuanian.
• m. = masculine.
• n. = noun.
• neut. = neuter.
• obs. = Obsolete.
• O.D. = Old Dutch.
• O.E. = Old English.
• O.F. = Old French.
• Pg. = Portuguese.
• pl. = plural.
• pp. = past perfect.
• p.p. = past. participle
• priv. = privative (negative).
• provo = provincial.
• Scand. = Scandinavian.
• sing. = singular.
• Sp. = Spanish.
• Sw. = Swedish.
• syn. = synonym or synonymous.
• U.S. = United States.
• V. = verb.
• v.i. = verb intransitive.
• V.t. = verb transitive.
• zool. = zoology.

A single year number after a name indicates year of birth; two numbers, birth and death.