Swedish Genealogical Words beginning with L
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| Swedish | English |
| lag | law |
| laga år kommen | of legal age |
| land | land, country |
| landsarkiv | provincial archive |
| landsförsamling | rural parish of a city |
| landskap | province |
| lapp | Lapp |
| ledig | unmarried, free |
| leva | to live |
| levande | living |
| lik | corpse |
| lilla | little, small |
| liten | little, small |
| lots | sea pilot |
| lucka | gap (missing records) |
| lunginflammation | pneumonia |
| lungsot | consumption, tuberculosis |
| luteran, lutersk | Lutheran |
| lysning | banns |
| lysningslängd | banns register |
| lyst | posted banns |
| låg | low |
| lägersmål | illicit relations |
| lägrad kvinna | woman who has had illicit relations |
| lägre | lower |
| läkare | doctor |
| län | county |
| längd | roll, record, book |
| länsman | sheriff |
| lärare | teacher |
| lärling | apprentice |
| lönskaläge | illicit relations between unmarried persons |
| löpande | current |
| lördag | Saturday |
| lösdrivare | vagrant |
References
FamilySearch. Genealogical Word List, Swedish. Family History Department, Salt Lake City, 1997