Swedish Genealogical Words beginning with G
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| Swedish | English | |
| gamla | old | |
| gamla boken (G.B.) | old book, previous clerical survey | |
| gammal | old | |
| garvare | tanner | |
| gata | street | |
| genast | right away, immediately | |
| genealogi | genealogy | |
| genom | through | |
| gesäll | journeyman | |
| gift | married | |
| gifta sig | to marry | |
| gifte | marriage | |
| giftermål | marriage ceremony | |
| giftoman | bride\'s sponsor | |
| gikt | gout | |
| god | good | |
| gosse | boy | |
| granne | neighbor | |
| gratialist | receiving a pension or cash from some special fund | |
| grav | grave | |
| grekisk katolsk | Eastern Orthodox | |
| grenadjär | infantryman | |
| greve | count (title of nobility) | |
| gruva | mine | |
| gräns | boundary line, border | |
| gudfader | godfather | |
| gudmoder | godmother | |
| gulsot | jaundice | |
| gång | time | |
| gård | farm, house | |
| gåvor | donations | |
| gäll (gäld) | clerical district | |
| gästgivare | innkeeper | |
| gördelmakare | brazier |
References
FamilySearch. Genealogical Word List, Swedish. Family History Department, Salt Lake City, 1997