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Some abbreviations (Förkortningar) used in the gazetteer Svenska Orter and Swedish Church Records.<br>  
''For more commonly-seen words, see the '''[[Swedish Genealogical Word List]]'''''.
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An abbreviation is a "shortened form of a written word or phrase that is used in the place of the whole."<ref>Merriam-Webster online at: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abbreviation</ref> The practice of using abbreviations was conveniant for the author but not for the reader. Sometimes the abbreviation is a commonly used one that most people would recognize correctly. Other times it isn't clear, or may be be so obscure that nobody really knows except the author. Here are some abbreviations that you may come across in your Swedish family history research.:<br>
 
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|'''Abbreviation'''
|
|'''Swedish'''
|'''English'''
|-
|a.
|
|anno (Latin)
|year
|-
|-
|  
|a.a.
|
|ad acta (Latin)
|to the record
|-
|-
| Abbreviation
|a.-b.
| Swedish
|
| English
|aktiebolag (-et)
|joint stock company
|-
|-
| a.
|AB
| anno (Latin)  
|
| year
|Stockholm
|Stockholm (county), sometimes Södermanland
|-
|-
| a.a.  
|abs.
| ad acta (Latin)
|
| to the record
|absolvera
|(to) absolve
|-
|-
| a.-b.  
|abs.
| aktiebolag (-et)  
|
| joint stock company
|absens (Latin)
|not present
|-
|-
| abs.
|AC
| absolvera
|
| (to) absolve
|Västerbotten
|Västerbotten (county)
|-
|-
| abs.  
|a.d.
| absens (Latin)  
|
| not present
|anno domini (Latin)
|in the year of the Lord
|-
|-
| a.d.  
|adm.
| anno domini (Latin)
|
| in the year of the Lord
|admitterad
|confirmed
|-
|-
| adm.  
|a.f.
| admitterad
|
| confirmed
|annan fastighet, andra fastigheter
|other property (ies)
|-
|-
| a.f.  
|afg.
| annan fastighet, andra fastigheter
|
| other property (ies)
|afgång
|decease, depart to, departure
|-
|-
| afg.  
|afl.
| afgång
|
| decease, depart to, departure
|afliden
|(to) expire, die
|-
|-
| afl.  
|afsk., afsked.
| afliden
|
| (to) expire, die
|afskedade
|discharge, resigned
|-
|-
| afsk., afsked.  
|afskr.
| afskedade
|
| discharge, resigned
|afskrift
|transcript
|-
|-
| afskr.  
|allm.
| afskrift
|
| transcript
|allmän (-na)
|common
|-
|-
| allm.  
|a.n.
| allmän (-na)  
|
| common
|ante nuptius (Latin)
|illegitimate, birth before marriage
|-
|-
| a.n.  
|ank.
| ante nuptius (Latin)
|
| illegitimate, birth before marriage
|ankommande
|arrived
|-
|-
| ank.  
|anm.
| ankommande
|
| arrived
|anmärkning
|remark, annotation
|-
|-
| anm.  
|annot.
| anmärkning
|
| remark, annotation
|annotation
|note, annotation
|-
|-
| annot.  
|arb.
| annotation
|
| note, annotation
|arbetare
|worker, laborer
|-
|-
| arb.  
|arb. bet.
| arbetare
|
| worker, laborer
|arbetsbetyg
|work permit
|-
|-
| arb. bet.  
|arrend.
| arbetsbetyg
|
| work permit
|arrendator
|tenant farmer, leaseholder
|-
|-
| arrend.  
|art.
| arrendator
|
| tenant farmer, leaseholder
|artikel (-n)
|article
|-
|-
| art.  
|arv.
| artikel (-n)  
|
| article
|arvingar
|heir(s)
|-
|-
| arv.  
|avd.
| arvingar
|
| heir(s)
|avdelning (-ar)
|division, part of
|-
|-
| avd.  
|avg.
| avdelning (-ar)
|
| division, part of
|avgående
|leaving
|-
|-
| avg.  
|avs.
| avgående
|
| leaving
|avsöndring (ar)
|severance, seperated
|-
|-
| avs.  
|avskr.
| avsöndring (ar)
|
| severance, seperated
|afskift
|transcript
|-
|-
| avskr.  
|b.
| afskift
|
| transcript
|bonden
|farmer, peasant
|-
|-
| b.  
|b.
| bonden
|
| farmer, peasant
|barnet
|the child
|-
|-
| b.  
|backst.
| barnet
|
| the child
|backstugesittare
|resident of a small house or shed
|-
|-
| backst.  
|bandl.
| backstugesittare
|
| resident of a small house or shed
|bandland
|group land
|-
|-
| bandl.
|banktj:man
| bandland
|
| group land
|banktjänsteman
|bank servant
|-
|-
| banktj:man
|bar.
| banktjänsteman
|
| bank servant
|barn
|child, children
|-
|-
| bar.  
|b.b.
| barn
|
| child, children
|bär barnet
|carried the child at christening
|-
|-
| b.b.  
|b.b.
| bär barnet
|
| carried the child at christening
|barnbördshus
|maternity hospital
|-
|-
| bef.
|BD
| befordrande
|
| promotion
|Norrbotten
|Norrbotten (county)
|-
|-
| beg.  
|bef.
| begraven
|
| buried
|befordrande
|promotion
|-
|-
| begr.  
|beg.
| begraven  
|
| buried
|begraven
|buried
|-
|-
| bg.  
|begr.
| bergslag
|
| region abounding in mines; mountain district
|begraven
|buried
|-
|-
| b.i.1stg.  
|bg.
| barn i förste gift
|
| child(ren) of the first marriage
|bergslag
|region abounding in mines; mountain district
|-
|-
| bisp.  
|b.i.1stg.
| biskop
|
| bishop
|barn i förste gift
|child(ren) of the first marriage
|-
|-
| bl.a.  
|bisp.
| bland annat
|
| among other things
|biskop
|bishop
|-
|-
| Blek.  
|bl.a.
| Blekinge
|
| Blekinge (county)
|bland annat
|among other things
|-
|-
| blg.  
|Blek.
| bergslag
|
| region abounding in mines; mountain distict
|Blekinge
|Blekinge (county)
|-
|-
| bond.  
|blg.
| bonde
|
| famer, peasant
|bergslag
|region abounding in mines; mountain distict
|-
|-
| bondeförb.  
|bond.
| bondeförbundet
|
| farming cooperative
|bonde
|famer, peasant
|-
|-
| borgerl.  
|bondeförb.
| borgerliga (-a)
|
| civil, middle class
|bondeförbundet
|farming cooperative
|-
|-
| bou.  
|borgerl.
| bouppteckning
|
| inventory of the estate
|borgerliga (-a)
|civil, middle class
|-
|-
| br.  
|bou.
| bror
|
| brother
|bouppteckning
|inventory of the estate
|-
|-
| br.  
|br.
| brukare
|
| user, employer; farmer, tenant
|bror
|brother
|-
|-
| br.  
|br.
| bröder
|
| brothers
|brukare
|user, employer; farmer, tenant
|-
|-
| brod.  
|br.
| broder
|
| brother
|bröder
|brothers
|-
|-
| brudg.  
|brod.
| brudgum
|
| bridegroom
|broder
|brother
|-
|-
| bröd.  
|brudg.
| bröderna
|
| brothers
|brudgum
|bridegroom
|-
|-
| byggm.  
|bröd.
| byggmästare
|
| building contractor
|bröderna
|brothers
|-
|-
| ca., c:a
|byggm.
| circa (L)
|
| about
|byggmästare
|building contractor
|-
|-
| caut.
|C
| cautionister
|
| witness
|Uppsala
|Upssala (county)
|-
|-
| c:o
|ca., c:a
| kompani
|
| company
|circa (L)
|about
|-
|-
| cop.  
|caut.
| copulerad (Latin)
|
| married
|cautionister
|witness
|-
|-
| copul.  
|Christd.kunsk.
| copulatus (Latin)
|
| married, marriage
|Christendomskunskap
|religious knowledge
|-
|-
| cr.
|c:o
| crono
|
| crown owned, pertaining to the crown (government)
|kompani
|company
|-
|-
| cr.h., cr.hem
|cop.
| crono hem
|
| crown owned home
|copulerad (Latin)
|married
|-
|-
| d.  
|copul.
| den
|
| the
|copulatus (Latin)
|married, marriage
|-
|-
| d.(D.)
|cr.
| dotter
|
| daughter
|crono
|crown owned, pertaining to the crown (government)
|-
|-
| d.  
|cr.h., cr.hem
| det
|
| it
|crono hem
|crown owned home
|-
|-
| d.  
|d.
| död
|
| dead
|den
|the
|-
|-
| dagl.  
|d.(D.)
| dagligen
|
| daily
|dotter
|daughter
|-
|-
| d.b.  
|d.
| denna bok
|
| this book
|det
|it
|-
|-
| db
|d.
| dödbok
|
| death book/register
|död
|dead
|-
|-
| d.g.
|D
| den gamla
|
| the old
|Södermanland
|Södermanland (county)
|-
|-
| d.h.  
|dagl.
| dess hustru
|
| his wife
|dagligen
|daily
|-
|-
| d.i.1stg.  
|d.b.
| dotter i förste giftet
|
| daughter of the first marriage
|denna bok
|this book
|-
|-
| dir.
|db
| direktör (er)
|
| director (s)
|dödbok
|death book/register
|-
|-
| disp.  
|d.g.
| disponeras
|
| dispose
|den gamla
|the old
|-
|-
| distr.  
|d.h.
| distrikt
|
| district
|dess hustru
|his wife
|-
|-
| distr. vet.  
|d.i.1stg.
| distriktsveterinär
|
| districts veterinarian
|dotter i förste giftet
|daughter of the first marriage
|-
|-
| div.  
|dir.
| diverse
|
| diverse
|direktör (er)
|director (s)
|-
|-
| dkfg/dkfs
|disp.
| domkyrkoförsamling
|
| cathedral parish
|disponeras
|dispose
|-
|-
| D.M.  
|distr.
| danneman
|
| gentleman, farmer
|distrikt
|district
|-
|-
| Dmca., Dnca
|distr. vet.
| Dominica (Latin)
|
| Sunday
|distriktsveterinär
|districts veterinarian
|-
|-
| d.o.  
|div.
| detta/dessa ord
|
| this word
|diverse
|diverse
|-
|-
| d:o
|dkfg/dkfs
| det ovan/ ditto
|
| the above / ditto
|domkyrkoförsamling
|cathedral parish
|-
|-
| d:o, do.  
|D.M.
| dito
|
| ditto
|danneman
|gentleman, farmer
|-
|-
| doms., doms:s, doms:or.
|Dmca., Dnca
| domsaga (-s, -or)  
|
| judicial district
|Dominica (Latin)
|Sunday
|-
|-
| dot., dr.  
|d.o.
| dotter
|
| daughter
|detta/dessa ord
|this word
|-
|-
| dr.
|d:o
| dräng
|
| farmhand, bachelor
|det ovan/ ditto
|the above / ditto
|-
|-
| Dr.  
|d:o, do.
| doktor
|
| doctor
|dito
|ditto
|-
|-
| drag.  
|doms., doms:s, doms:or.
| dragon
|
| light cavalryman
|domsaga (-s, -or)
|judicial district
|-
|-
| dt., dtr.  
|dot., dr.
| dotter  
|
| daughter
|dotter
|daughter
|-
|-
| d.v.s.  
|dr.
| det vill säga
|
| that is to say, I.e.
|dräng
|farmhand, bachelor
|-
|-
| d.y.  
|Dr.
| den yngre
|
| the younger
|doktor
|doctor
|-
|-
| d.å
|drag.
| detta år
|
| this year
|dragon
|light cavalryman
|-
|-
| d.ä.  
|dt., dtr.
| den äldre
|
| the older
|dotter
|daughter
|-
|-
| e.  
|d.v.s.
| extra
|
| extra
|det vill säga
|that is to say, I.e.
|-
|-
| E.  
|d.y.
| Enkling or Enka
|
| Widower or widow
|den yngre
|the younger
|-
|-
| e.d./ejusd.
|d.å
| ejusdem
|
| same (same month)
|detta år
|this year
|-
|-
| eg.  
|d.ä.
| egare
|
| owner
|den äldre
|the older
|-
|-
| e.Kr.
|e
| efter Kristus
|
| after Christ
|efter
|after
|-
|-
| el.
|E
| eller
|
| or
|Östergötland
|Östergötland (county)
|-
|-
| e.m.  
|e.
| efter middag
|
| p.m.
|extra
|extra
|-
|-
| end.  
|E.
| endast
|
| only, if only
|Enkling or Enka
|Widower or widow
|-
|-
| enk.  
|e.d./ejusd.
| enka
|
| widow
|ejusdem
|same (same month)
|-
|-
| enkl.  
|eg.
| enkling, enkeman
|
| widower
|egare
|owner
|-
|-
| evang.-luth.  
|e.Kr.
| evangeliskt-lutherska
|
| evangelical lutheran
|efter Kristus
|after Christ
|-
|-
| f.  
|el.
| fadder
|
| sponsor, godparent, witness at christeing
|eller
|or
|-
|-
| f.  
|e.m.
| född
|
| born
|efter middag
|p.m.
|-
|-
| f.  
|e.m.f.
| far, fader
|
| father
|enka moder född
|widowed mothers birth (year)
|-
|-
| f.  
|end.
| filia (Latin)
|
| daughter
|endast
|only, if only
|-
|-
| f.  
|enk.
| filius (Latin)
|
| son
|enka
|widow
|-
|-
| f.  
|enkl.
| följande
|
| following
|enkling, enkeman
|widower
|-
|-
| f.  
|evang.-luth.
| förlofvad
|
| engaged
|evangeliskt-lutherska
|evangelical lutheran
|-
|-
| f.
|f
| förre
|
| former
|före
|before
|-
|-
| f.  
|f.
| föräldrar
|
| parents
|fadder
|sponsor, godparent, witness at christeing
|-
|-
| fabr.  
|f.
| fabrikör(er)
|
| manufacturer
|född
|born
|-
|-
| fad.  
|f.
| fader  
|
| father
|far, fader
|father
|-
|-
| fadd.  
|f.
| fadder
|
| sponsor, witness
|filia (Latin)
|daughter
|-
|-
| fam.  
|f.
| familj
|
| family
|filius (Latin)
|son
|-
|-
| fast.  
|f.
| fastighet
|
| real estate
|följande
|following
|-
|-
| fb.  
|f.
| födelsebok
|
| birth book
|förlofvad
|engaged
|-
|-
| f.d.  
|f.
| före detta
|
| before this, formerly
|förre
|former
|-
|-
| fg
|f.
| församling
|
| parish
|föräldrar
|parents
|-
|-
| Fhr.
|F
| Friherre
|
| baron
|Jönköping
|Jönköping (county)
|-
|-
| fil.dr
|fabr.
| filosofie doctor
|
| doctor of philosophy
|fabrikör(er)
|manufacturer
|-
|-
| fil.mag.  
|fad.
| filosofie magister
|
| master of philosophy
|fader
|father
|-
|-
| f.Kr.  
|fadd.
| före Kristus
|
| before Christ, B.C.
|fadder
|sponsor, witness
|-
|-
| fl.  
|fam.
| flicka
|
| girl, miss
|familj
|family
|-
|-
| fl.  
|fast.
| flyttar
|
| moved
|fastighet
|real estate
|-
|-
| f.m.  
|fb.
| förmiddag
|
| morning, a.m.
|fosterbarn
|foster child
|-
|-
| forts.  
|fb.
| fortsättning
|
| continuation
|födelsebok
|birth book
|-
|-
| fr.  
|F.B., f.b.
| från
|
| from
|före boken
|previous book
|-
|-
| fris.  
|f.d.
| frisinnad (e)
|
| liberal-minded
|före detta
|before this, formerly
|-
|-
| fr. o. m.
|fg
| från och med
|
| from and with
|församling
|parish
|-
|-
| frih.  
|Fhr.
| friherre, friherrar
|
| baron, lord
|Friherre
|baron
|-
|-
| frkn.  
|fil.dr
| fröken
|
| miss of status
|filosofie doctor
|doctor of philosophy
|-
|-
| frånsk.  
|fil.mag.
| frånskild
|
| separated, divorced
|filosofie magister
|master of philosophy
|-
|-
| frånv.  
|f.Kr.
| frånvarande
|
| absent
|före Kristus
|before Christ, B.C.
|-
|-
| fs.  
|fl.
| församling
|
| parish
|flicka
|girl, miss
|-
|-
| fsg.  
|fl.
| församling
|
| parish
|flyttar
|moved
|-
|-
| f.ö.  
|f.m.
| för övrigt
|
| for the rest
|förmiddag
|morning, a.m.
|-
|-
| fögd., fögder
|forts.
| fögderi (er)
|
| administrative unit within county for taxing, etc.
|fortsättning
|continuation
|-
|-
| följ.  
|fr.
| följande
|
| following
|från
|from
|-
|-
| för.  
|fris.
| föräldrar
|
| parents
|frisinnad (e)
|liberal-minded
|-
|-
| förb.  
|fr. o. m.
| förbindelse
|
| connection
|från och med
|from and with
|-
|-
| föreg.  
|frih.
| föregående
|
| preceding
|friherre, friherrar
|baron, lord
|-
|-
| förkl.  
|frkn.
| förklaring
|
| explanation
|fröken
|miss of status
|-
|-
| förl.  
|frånsk.
| förlofvad
|
| engaged
|frånskild
|separated, divorced
|-
|-
| förs., förslg., församl.  
|frånv.
| församling
|
| parish
|frånvarande
|absent
|-
|-
| förs.  
|fs.
| förestående
|
| the above (foregoing)
|församling
|parish
|-
|-
| försv.  
|fsg.
| försvarlös
|
| person without guardian or legal protection, vagrant
|församling
|parish
|-
|-
| fört., förteckn.  
|f.ö.
| förteckning
|
| list, catalog, index
|för övrigt
|for the rest
|-
|-
| g.  
|fögd., fögder
| gift
|
| married
|fögderi (er)
|administrative unit within county for taxing, etc.
|-
|-
| gam.  
|följ.
| gamla, gammal
|
| old
|följande
|following
|-
|-
| g.b., G.B.  
|för.
| gamla bok
|
| old book, previous book
|föräldrar
|parents
|-
|-
| gb.  
|förb.
| gårdsbrukägare
|
| farm owner
|förbindelse
|connection
|-
|-
| gd.  
|föreg.
| gård
|
| farm, extate, yard, court, house
|föregående
|preceding
|-
|-
| gdm.  
|förkl.
| gudmoder
|
| godmother
|förklaring
|explanation
|-
|-
| ges.  
|förl.
| gesäll
|
| apprentice
|förlofvad
|engaged
|-
|-
| gl.  
|förs., förslg., församl.
| gammal
|
| old
|församling
|parish
|-
|-
| g.m.  
|förs.
| gift med
|
| married to
|förestående
|the above (foregoing)
|-
|-
| Gotl.  
|försv.
| Gotland
|
| Gotland (island)
|försvarlös
|person without guardian or legal protection, vagrant
|-
|-
| graff.  
|fört., förteckn.
| begrafning
|
| burial, interment
|förteckning
|list, catalog, index
|-
|-
| grat.  
|g.
| gratialist
|
| retired soldier receiving a pension, pensioner
|gift
|married
|-
|-
| grdbr.
|G
| gårdsbrukägare
|
| farm owner
|Kronoberg
|Kronoberg (county)
|-
|-
| grdf., grdfolk.  
|gam.
| gårdsfolk
|
| farmers, farm servants
|gamla, gammal
|old
|-
|-
| grossh.  
|g.b., G.B.
| grosshandlande
|
| wholesale dealer
|gamla bok
|old book, previous book
|-
|-
| grufarb.  
|gb.
| grufarbetare
|
| miner
|gårdsbrukägare
|farm owner
|-
|-
| grufveg.  
|gd.
| grufvegare
|
| mine owner
|gård
|farm, extate, yard, court, house
|-
|-
| Gävl.  
|gdm.
| Gävleborg
|
| Gävleborg (county)
|gudmoder
|godmother
|-
|-
| Göteb.  
|ges.
| Göteborg
|
| Göteborg och Bohus(county)
|gesäll
|apprentice
|-
|-
| H.  
|G.kil or G.Kil sn.
| Herr
|
| Mr. Used only for prominent people - clergy, doctors, government officials, nobility, estate or factory owners.
|Gammalkil socken
|Gammalkil parish (Östergötland)
|-
|-
| H., Hu.  
|gl.
| hustru
|
| wife
|gammal
|old
|-
|-
| Hall.  
|g.m.
| Halland
|
| Halland (county)
|gift med
|married to
|-
|-
| handl.  
|Gotl.
| handlande
|
| trading
|Gotland
|Gotland (island)
|-
|-
| hd., hdt., hds., hdr., hrds.  
|graff.
| härad (-et, -s, -er, -ers)
|
| court judicial district (probates)
|begrafning
|burial, interment
|-
|-
| h.eg.  
|grat.
| hemmansegare
|
| farm owner
|gratialist
|retired soldier receiving a pension, pensioner
|-
|-
| hem.  
|grdbr.
| hemman
|
| farm, homestead
|gårdsbrukägare
|farm owner
|-
|-
| hem.d.  
|grdf., grdfolk.
| hemmadotter
|
| unmarried daughter living at home
|gårdsfolk
|farmers, farm servants
|-
|-
| hem.eg., hem.äg., hemäg.  
|grossh.
| hemmansegare
|
| farm owner
|grosshandlande
|wholesale dealer
|-
|-
| hem.s.  
|grufarb.
| hemmason
|
| unmarried son living at home
|grufarbetare
|miner
|-
|-
| herrg., herrg:ar.  
|grufveg.
| herrgård (-en, -ar, -arna)
|
| Manorial estate
|grufvegare
|mine owner
|-
|-
| HFL
|Gävl.
| husförhörslängd
|
| household examination
|Gävleborg
|Gävleborg (county)
|-
|-
| hkr.  
|Göteb.
| hästkrafter
|
| horsepower
|Göteborg
|Göteborg och Bohus(county)
|-
|-
| h:n., hn.
|H
| hemman
|
| farm, homestead
|Kalmar
|Kalmar (county)
|-
|-
| hpl., hplr.  
|H.
| hållplats (-en, -er, erna)
|
| railroad stopping places
|Herr
|Mr. Used only for prominent people - clergy, doctors, government officials, nobility, estate or factory owners.
|-
|-
| H:r.  
|h.h.
| Herr, Herre
|
| Manor lord, squire, master, Mr., Lord
|hans hustru
|his wife
|-
|-
| hsm., husm.  
|H., Hu.
| husman
|
| crofter, cottager, tenant
|hustru
|wife
|-
|-
| hu.  
|Hall.
| hustru
|
| wife
|Halland
|Halland (county)
|-
|-
| hust.  
|handl.
| hustru
|
| wife
|handlande
|trading
|-
|-
| h.äg.  
|hd., hdt., hds., hdr., hrds.
| hemmansägare
|
| farm owner
|härad (-et, -s, -er, -ers)
|court judicial district (probates)
|-
|-
| härst.  
|h.eg.
| härstädes
|
| here, at this place
|hemmansegare
|farm owner
|-
|-
| ib., ibid., ibm
|hem.
| ibidem (Latin)
|
| the same place, the same as, same
|hemman
|farm, homestead
|-
|-
| ifr.  
|hem.d.
| ifrån.
|
| from
|hemmadotter
|unmarried daughter living at home
|-
|-
| i.l., I.L.  
|hem.eg., hem.äg., hemäg.
| in loco (Latin)
|
| in this place
|hemmansegare
|farm owner
|-
|-
| infl.  
|hem.s.
| inflyttad
|
| moved in
|hemmason
|unmarried son living at home
|-
|-
| ing.  
|herrg., herrg:ar.
| ingenjör (-er)  
|
| engineer
|herrgård (-en, -ar, -arna)
|Manorial estate
|-
|-
| inh., inhys.
|HFL
| inhyses
|
| lodger
|husförhörslängd
|household examination
|-
|-
| inneh.  
|hkr.
| innehåll
|
| contents
|hästkrafter
|horsepower
|-
|-
| intend
|h:n., hn.
| intendent
|
| intendent
|hemman
|farm, homestead
|-
|-
| introd.  
|hpl., hplr.
| introducera
|
| introduce
|hållplats (-en, -er, erna)
|railroad stopping places
|-
|-
| inv.  
|H:r.
| invånare
|
| inhabitant
|Herr, Herre
|Manor lord, squire, master, Mr., Lord
|-
|-
| jan, febr. o.s.v.  
|hsm., husm.
| Januari, Februari och så vidare
|
| January, February and so forth
|husman
|crofter, cottager, tenant
|-
|-
| j.arb.  
|hu.
| jernarbetare
|
| iron worker
|hustru
|wife
|-
|-
| j.arb.  
|hush.
| jernvägsarbetare
|
| railway laborer
|hushållerska 
|housekeeper
|-
|-
| jbr.  
|hust.
| jordbrukare
|
| farmer
|hustru
|wife
|-
|-
| jbrf
|h.äg.
| jordbruksfastighet (-en, -er, -erna)
|
| farming properties
|hemmansägare
|farm owner
|-
|-
| jbrv
|härst.
| jordbrukvärde
|
| farming property's value
|härstädes
|here, at this place
|-
|-
| jerns.arb.
|I
| jernvägsarbetare
|
| railway laborer
|Gotland
|Gotland (county)
|-
|-
| jernv.  
|ib., ibid., ibm
| jernväg
|
| railway
|ibidem (Latin)
|the same place, the same as, same
|-
|-
| jernvägsarb.  
|ifr.
| jernvägsarbetare
|
| railway laborer
|ifrån.
|from
|-
|-
| jernväkt.  
|i.l., I.L.
| jernbaneväktare
|
| watchman, line keeper on railroad
|in loco (Latin)
|in this place
|-
|-
| jfr., jgfr.  
|infl.
| jungfru
|
| miss, maiden, virgin
|inflyttad
|moved in
|-
|-
| Jlght., jlghtn., jlghtr.  
|ing.
| jordbrukslägenhet
|
| farming apartments
|ingenjör (-er)
|engineer
|-
|-
| j:or.  
|inh., inhys.
| junior
|
| junior
|inhyses
|lodger
|-
|-
| jordbr.  
|inneh.
| jordbrukare
|
| farmer
|innehåll
|contents
|-
|-
| jordbruksarb.
|intend
| jordbruksarbetare
|
| farm worker, farm hand
|intendent
|intendent
|-
|-
| jordk.  
|introd.
| jordkasta
|
| bury, buried, burial
|introducera
|introduce
|-
|-
| järnv.  
|inv.
| järnväg
|
| Railway
|invånare
|inhabitant
|-
|-
| jvg., jvgr.  
|jan, febr. o.s.v.
| järnväg (ar)
|
| railroad
|Januari, Februari och så vidare
|January, February and so forth
|-
|-
| jvgsförb.  
|j.arb.
| järnvägsförbindelse (-r)
|
| railroad connection
|jernarbetare
|iron worker
|-
|-
| jvgstn., jvgstnr.  
|j.arb.
| järnvägsstation (-en, -er, -erna)
|
| railroad station
|jernvägsarbetare
|railway laborer
|-
|-
| Jäg.  
|jbr.
| Jägare
|
| hunter, a light infantry soldier
|jordbrukare
|farmer
|-
|-
| jägm.
|jbrf
| jägmästare
|
| crown forester
|jordbruksfastighet (-en, -er, -erna)
|farming properties
|-
|-
| Jönk.
|jbrv
| Jönköping
|
| Jönköping (county)
|jordbrukvärde
|farming property's value
|-
|-
| Jämt.  
|jerns.arb.
| Jämtland
|
| Jämtland (county)
|jernvägsarbetare
|railway laborer
|-
|-
| K:a.  
|jernv.
| kyrka
|
| church
|jernväg
|railway
|-
|-
| Kalm.  
|jernvägsarb.
| Kalmar
|
| Kalmar (county)
|jernvägsarbetare
|railway laborer
|-
|-
| kbfd
|jernväkt.
| Kyrkobokföringsdistrikt
|
| District of church registration
|jernbaneväktare
|watchman, line keeper on railroad
|-
|-
| kbm.  
|jfr., jgfr.
| kubikmeter
|
| cubic meter
|jungfru
|miss, maiden, virgin
|-
|-
| k.f.  
|Jlght., jlghtn., jlghtr.
| kvinnsfaddrar
|
| female sponsors at christening
|jordbrukslägenhet
|farming apartments
|-
|-
| kh., khde.  
|j:or.
| kyrkoherde
|
| parish minister, parson
|junior
|junior
|-
|-
| k.kg.  
|jordbr.
| kyrkogång
|
| introduction into church after childbirth
|jordbrukare
|farmer
|-
|-
| kl.  
|jordbruksarb.
| klockan
|
| time, o'clock
|jordbruksarbetare
|farm worker, farm hand
|-
|-
| km.  
|jordk.
| kilometer
|
| kilometer
|jordkasta
|bury, buried, burial
|-
|-
| K.Maj:t.  
|järnv.
| Kunglig Magestät
|
| the King
|järnväg
|Railway
|-
|-
| kmt
|jvg., jvgr.
| kopparmynt
|
| copper coin
|järnväg (ar)
|railroad
|-
|-
| kn., k:en, k:ens, k:er, k:ers
|jvgsförb.
| kommun (-en, -ens, -er, -ers)  
|
| municipality
|järnvägsförbindelse (-r)
|railroad connection
|-
|-
| kommunal-nämndsordf.  
|jvgstn., jvgstnr.
| kommunalsnämndsordförande
|
| muncipality chairman
|järnvägsstation (-en, -er, -erna)
|railroad station
|-
|-
| Kongl.Maj:t
|Jäg.
| Kunglig Majestät
|
| the king
|Jägare
|hunter, a light infantry soldier
|-
|-
| kontr.  
|jägm.
| kontrakt
|
| contract (land)
|jägmästare
|crown forester
|-
|-
| Kopp.  
|Jönk.
| Kopparberg
|
| Kopparberg (county)
|Jönköping
|Jönköping (county)
|-
|-
| kr.  
|Jämt.
| kronor
|
| crown (monetary unit)
|Jämtland
|Jämtland (county)
|-
|-
| KRA
|K
| Krigsarkivet
|
| Swedish National War Archives
|Blekinge
|Blekinge (county)
|-
|-
| ktg.  
|K:a.
| kyrkotagning
|
| introduction of mother into congregation after childbirth
|kyrka
|church
|-
|-
| Kungl.Maj:t
|Kalm.
| Kunglis Majestät
|
| the king
|Kalmar
|Kalmar (county)
|-
|-
| kv.
|kbfd
| kvinna
|
| woman
|Kyrkobokföringsdistrikt
|District of church registration
|-
|-
| kvf.  
|kbm.
| kvinnlig fadder
|
| female sponsor
|kubikmeter
|cubic meter
|-
|-
| kvf.  
|k.f.
| Kvinnsfaddrar
|
| female sponsors at christening
|kvinnsfaddrar
|female sponsors at christening
|-
|-
| kvkm.  
|kh., khde.
| kvadratkilometer
|
| quadrant kilometer
|kyrkoherde
|parish minister, parson
|-
|-
| kyrkl.  
|k.k.
| kyrklig
|
| ecclesiastical
|kvinnoklinik
|modern abbreviation of maternity ward
|-
|-
| kyrkov.  
|k.kg.
| kyrkovaktare
|
| church officer or caretaker
|kyrkogång
|introduction into church after childbirth
|-
|-
| kyrkovakt.  
|kl.
| kyrkovaktare
|
| church officer or caretaker
|klockan
|time, o'clock
|-
|-
| köp.  
|km.
| köping (-en, -ens, -ar, -ars
|
| small market town
|kilometer
|kilometer
|-
|-
| köpm.  
|K.Maj:t.
| köpman
|
| merchant
|Kunglig Magestät
|the King
|-
|-
| l., l:a, La, L:a
|kmt
| lilla
|
| small(er)
|kopparmynt
|copper coin
|-
|-
| landsf.-distr.  
|kn., k:en, k:ens, k:er, k:ers
| landsfisalsdistrikt
|
| land fiscal district
|kommun (-en, -ens, -er, -ers)
|municipality
|-
|-
| landsförslg.  
|kommunal-nämndsordf.
| landsförsamling
|
| rural parish of a city
|kommunalsnämndsordförande
|muncipality chairman
|-
|-
| landsh.  
|Kongl.Maj:t
| landshövding
|
| governor
|Kunglig Majestät
|the king
|-
|-
| lfg., lfs.  
|kontr.
| landsförsamling
|
| rural parish of a city
|kontrakt
|contract (land)
|-
|-
| lg., lärl.  
|Kopp.
| lärling
|
| apprentice
|Kopparberg
|Kopparberg (county)
|-
|-
| lght., lghtn., lghtr.  
|kr.
| lägenhet (-en, -er)  
|
| apartment
|kronor
|crown (monetary unit)
|-
|-
| lib.
|KRA
| liberal (-a)
|
| liberal
|Krigsarkivet
|Swedish National War Archives
|-
|-
| lysn.  
|ktg.
| lysning
|
| banns
|kyrkotagning
|introduction of mother into congregation after childbirth
|-
|-
| löjtn.  
|Kungl.Maj:t
| löjtnant (-er)
|
| lieutenant
|Kunglis Majestät
|the king
|-
|-
| M.  
|kv.
| man
|
| man, male; husband
|kvinna
|woman
|-
|-
| m.  
|kvf.
| man
|
| man, male, husband
|kvinnlig fadder
|female sponsor
|-
|-
| m.  
|kvf.
| mater (Latin)
|
| mother
|Kvinnsfaddrar
|female sponsors at christening
|-
|-
| m.  
|kvkm.
| mor, moder
|
| mother
|kvadratkilometer
|quadrant kilometer
|-
|-
| m.  
|kyrkl.
| måg
|
| son-in-law
|kyrklig
|ecclesiastical
|-
|-
| m.  
|kyrkov.
| med
|
| with
|kyrkovaktare
|church officer or caretaker
|-
|-
| m., m:s.  
|kyrkovakt.
| meter (-s)
|
| meter
|kyrkovaktare
|church officer or caretaker
|-
|-
| Mad.  
|köp.
| Madam
|
| Madam. Exclusively "upper class" person
|köping (-en, -ens, -ar, -ars
|small market town
|-
|-
| Malm.  
|köpm.
| Malmöhus
|
| Malmöhus (county)
|köpman
|merchant
|-
|-
| mams.  
|l., l:a, La, L:a
| mamsell
|
| miss, young lady of "upper class".
|lilla
|small(er)
|-
|-
| mek.  
|landsf.-distr.
| mekanik
|
| mechanic
|landsfisalsdistrikt
|land fiscal district
|-
|-
| mell.  
|landsförslg.
| mellersta
|
| middle
|landsförsamling
|rural parish of a city
|-
|-
| m.f.  
|landsh.
| mansfaddrar
|
| male sponsors at christening
|landshövding
|governor
|-
|-
| m. fl.  
|lb.
| med flera
|
| and several others
|landbonde
|country farmer
|-
|-
| mil.  
|lfg., lfs.
| militära
|
| military
|landsförsamling
|rural parish of a city
|-
|-
| mm.  
|lg., lärl.
| millimeter
|
| millimeter
|lärling
|apprentice
|-
|-
| m.m.  
|lght., lghtn., lghtr.
| med mera
|
| with others
|lägenhet (-en, -er)
|apartment
|-
|-
| mod., modr.  
|lib.
| moder
|
| mother
|liberal (-a)
|liberal
|-
|-
| mod.  
|Luth. Cat., Luth. Kat.
| moderat (-a)
|
| moderate
|Lutherska katekismen
|Lutheran Catechism
|-
|-
| mort.  
|lysn.
| mortua (Latin)
|
| deceased
|lysning
|banns
|-
|-
| motorf.  
|löjtn.
| motorfartyg
|
| motor boat
|löjtnant (-er)
|lieutenant
|-
|-
| mtl.
|M
| mantal
|
| assessed unit of land, taxation of farm
|Skåne
|Skåne (county)
|-
|-
| mun. samh., munsamh:en
|M.
| municipalsamhälle (-t, -n)
|
| urban district
|man
|man, male; husband
|-
|-
| murges.  
|m.
| murargesäll
|
| journeyman bricklayer
|man
|man, male, husband
|-
|-
| mvh
|m.
| med vänlig hälsning
|
| with friendly greeting (best regards)
|mater (Latin)
|mother
|-
|-
| mån.  
|m.
| månad
|
| month
|mor, moder
|mother
|-
|-
| månd., tis., o.s.v.  
|m.
| måndag, tisdag, och så vidare
|
| Monday, Tuesday and so forth
|måg
|son-in-law
|-
|-
| mäst.  
|m.
| mästare
|
| master, expert
|med
|with
|-
|-
| mäst.  
|m., m:s.
| mäster
|
| master, the boss
|meter (-s)
|meter
|-
|-
| n.  
|Mad.
| nata, natus (Latin)
|
| born
|Madam
|Madam. Exclusively "upper class" person
|-
|-
| n.  
|Malm.
| nomen, nomine (Latin)  
|
| name
|Malmöhus
|Malmöhus (county)
|-
|-
| N., N:a.  
|mams.
| norra
|
| north
|mamsell
|miss, young lady of "upper class".
|-
|-
| nat.  
|mek.
| natur
|
| natural (in reference to having had smallpox)
|mekanik
|mechanic
|-
|-
| nat.  
|mell.
| nata
|
| born
|mellersta
|middle
|-
|-
| nattvak.  
|m.f.
| nattvaktare
|
| night watchman
|mansfaddrar
|male sponsors at christening
|-
|-
| nattv.g.  
|m. fl.
| nattvardsgång
|
| communion
|med flera
|and several others
|-
|-
| N.B., n.b.  
|mil.
| nya bok
|
| new book, (next household examination)
|militära
|military
|-
|-
| Ne
|mm.
| nedre
|
| lower
|millimeter
|millimeter
|-
|-
| n:m:
|m.m.
| nämndeman
|
| juryman, member of district court
|med mera
|with others
|-
|-
| NN., nn.  
|mod., modr.
| nomen nescio (Latin)
|
| name not known
|moder
|mother
|-
|-
| nom.  
|mod.
| nomine (Latin)  
|
| name
|moderat (-a)
|moderate
|-
|-
| n:r, nr.  
|mort.
| nummer
|
| number
|mortua (Latin)
|deceased
|-
|-
| NO.  
|motorf.
| nordost
|
| northeast
|motorfartyg
|motor boat
|-
|-
| NNO.  
|mtl.
| nordnordost
|
| north northeast
|mantal
|assessed unit of land, taxation of farm
|-
|-
| Norrb.  
|mun. samh., munsamh:en
| Norrbotten
|
| Norrbotten (county)
|municipalsamhälle (-t, -n)
|urban district
|-
|-
| NV
|murges.
| nordväst
|
| northwest
|murargesäll
|journeyman bricklayer
|-
|-
| NNV
|mvh
| nordnordväst
|
| north northwest
|med vänlig hälsning
|with friendly greeting (best regards)
|-
|-
| nr.  
|mån.
| nummer
|
| number
|månad
|month
|-
|-
| nup.  
|månd., tis., o.s.v.
| nuptiae (Latin)
|
| wedding
|måndag, tisdag, och så vidare
|Monday, Tuesday and so forth
|-
|-
| nuv.  
|mäst.
| nuvarande
|
| present
|mästare
|master, expert
|-
|-
| näml.  
|mäst.
| nämligen
|
| namely, since, as
|mäster
|master, the boss
|-
|-
| o.  
|n.
| och
|
| and
|nata, natus (Latin)
|born
|-
|-
| O.  
|n.
| öst
|
| east
|nomen, nomine (Latin)
|name
|-
|-
| obs.
|N
| observera
|
| notice
|Halland
|Halland (county)
|-
|-
| o.d., o.ä.d.  
|N., N:a.
| oäkta dotter
|
| daughter out of wedlock
|norra
|north
|-
|-
| og.  
|nat.
| ogift
|
| unmarried
|natur
|natural (in reference to having had smallpox)
|-
|-
| omkr.  
|nat.
| omkring
|
| about, around
|nata
|born
|-
|-
| ONO.  
|nattvak.
| ostnordost
|
| east northeast
|nattvaktare
|night watchman
|-
|-
| o.s. or o.ä.s.  
|nattv.g.
| oäkte son
|
| son out of wedlock
|nattvardsgång
|communion
|-
|-
| OSO.  
|N.B., n.b.
| ostsydost
|
| east southeast
|nya bok
|new book, (next household examination)
|-
|-
| o.s.v.
|Ne
| och så vidare
|
| and so forth
|nedre
|lower
|-
|-
| oä., o.ä.
|n:m:
| oäkta
|
| illegitimate child
|nämndeman
|juryman, member of district court
|-
|-
| o.ä.d.  
|NN., nn.
| oäkta dotter
|
| illegitimate daughter
|nomen nescio (Latin)
|name not known
|-
|-
| o.ä.s.  
|nom.
| oäkta son
|
| illegitimate son
|nomine (Latin)
|name
|-
|-
| p., pag.  
|n:r, nr.
| pagina (Latin)
|
| page
|nummer
|number
|-
|-
| p., pig
|NO.
| piga
|
| maid, spinster, single girl
|nordost
|northeast
|-
|-
| past.  
|NNO.
| pastorat
|
| diocese
|nordnordost
|north northeast
|-
|-
| p.b.  
|Norrb.
| pigebarn
|
| female child
|Norrbotten
|Norrbotten (county)
|-
|-
| pg., pgr.
|NV
| penning (-ar)
|
| penny (coin)
|nordväst
|northwest
|-
|-
| pgld.
|NNV
| penningland
|
| penny land
|nordnordväst
|north northwest
|-
|-
| pig.  
|nr.
| piga
|
| maid, spinster, single girl
|nummer
|number
|-
|-
| postexp.  
|nup.
| postexpedition
|
| parish office
|nuptiae (Latin)
|wedding
|-
|-
| posth.  
|nuv.
| posthumus
|
| born after father's death
|nuvarande
|present
|-
|-
| prakt.  
|näml.
| praktiserande
|
| to be in practice
|nämligen
|namely, since, as
|-
|-
| prof.  
|o.
| professor (-er)
|
| professor (teacher)
|och
|and
|-
|-
| prov.-läk.
|O
| provinsialläkare
|
| provincial doctor
|Västra Götaland
|Västra Götaland (county)
|-
|-
| P.Ä.  
|O.
| pastorsämbete
|
| Pastorate, the parish office.
|öst
|east
|-
|-
| q.  
|obef.
| qvinna
|
| woman
|obefintlig
|non-existent, absent
|-
|-
| Qvf.  
|obs.
| qvinnfaddrar
|
| female witness at christening
|observera
|notice
|-
|-
| Qv.mil
|o.d., o.ä.d.
| qvadratmil
|
| square mile
|oäkta dotter
|daughter out of wedlock
|-
|-
| r.  
|o.d.h. or o.h.h.
| ryttare
|
| cavalryman, horseman
|och dess hustru or och hans hustru
|and his wife
|-
|-
| RA
|og.
| Riksarkivet
|
| Swedish National Arhies.
|ogift
|unmarried
|-
|-
| Rdr.  
|ok.barnsj.
| Riksdaler
|
| Old Swedish currency
|okänd barnsjuka
|unknown childhood disease
|-
|-
| reg.  
|omkr.
| regemente
|
| regiment
|omkring
|about, around
|-
|-
| reg.ton.  
|ONO.
| registerton
|
| registrar
|ostnordost
|east northeast
|-
|-
| ren.  
|o.s. or o.ä.s.
| renata, renati, renatus (Latin)
|
| christened, baptized
|oäkte son
|son out of wedlock
|-
|-
| rep.verkstad.  
|OSO.
| reparationsverkstad
|
| repair shop
|ostsydost
|east southeast
|-
|-
| resp.  
|o.s.v.
| respektive
|
| respective
|och så vidare
|and so forth
|-
|-
| r:hu.  
|oä., o.ä.
| ryttare hustru
|
| wife of a cavalrymann
|oäkta
|illegitimate child
|-
|-
| riksd.  
|o.ä.d.
| riksdaler
|
| national currency
|oäkta dotter
|illegitimate daughter
|-
|-
| runst.  
|o.ä.s.
| runstycken
|
| part of a rune stone
|oäkta son
|illegitimate son
|-
|-
| rymd., rymt
|p., pag.
| rymmande
|
| desertion, running away
|pagina (Latin)
|page
|-
|-
| rytt.  
|p., pig
| ryttare
|
| cavalryman, horseman
|piga
|maid, spinster, single girl
|-
|-
| ryttm.  
|past.
| ryttmästare
|
| cavalry captain
|pastorat
|diocese
|-
|-
| s., S.  
|p.b.
| son
|
| son
|pigebarn
|female child
|-
|-
| s.  
|pg., pgr.
| socken
|
| parish
|penning (-ar)
|penny (coin)
|-
|-
| S.  
|pgld.
| söder, södra
|
| south
|penningland
|penny land
|-
|-
| s.  
|pig.
| söndag
|
| Sunday
|piga
|maid, spinster, single girl
|-
|-
| s., sal.  
|postexp.
| salig
|
| deceased, blessed
|postexpedition
|parish office
|-
|-
| samn., samh:en
|posth.
| samhälle (-t, -n)
|
| community
|posthumus
|born after father's death
|-
|-
| SCB
|prakt.
| Statistiska Centralbyrån
|
| Central Bureau of Statistics, "Sweden statistics"
|praktiserande
|to be in practice
|-
|-
| sd.  
|prof.
| samma dag
|
| same day
|professor (-er)
|professor (teacher)
|-
|-
| sd.  
|prov.-läk.
| sonsdotter
|
| son's daughter, granddaughter
|provinsialläkare
|provincial doctor
|-
|-
| segelf.  
|P.Ä.
| segelfartyg
|
| sailing ship
|pastorsämbete
|Pastorate, the parish office.
|-
|-
| sek.  
|q.
| sekund
|
| second
|qvinna
|woman
|-
|-
| sekr.  
|Qvf.
| sekreterare
|
| secretary
|qvinnfaddrar
|female witness at christening
|-
|-
| sep.  
|Qv.mil
| sepultus (Latin)
|
| buried
|qvadratmil
|square mile
|-
|-
| sfg
|r.
| stadsförsamling
|
| city parish
|ryttare
|cavalryman, horseman
|-
|-
| s:ger
|RA
| svåger
|
| brother-in-law
|Riksarkivet
|Swedish National Arhies.
|-
|-
| s:hu
|Rdr.
| soldat hustru
|
| soldier's wife
|Riksdaler
|Old Swedish currency
|-
|-
| s:hu
|reg.
| sonhustru
|
| son's wife, daughter-in-law
|regemente
|regiment
|-
|-
| s.k.  
|reg.ton.
| så kallad
|
| so called
|registerton
|registrar
|-
|-
| s:ka
|ren.
| svägerska
|
| sister-in-law
|renata, renati, renatus (Latin)
|christened, baptized
|-
|-
| Skar.  
|rep.verkstad.
| Skaraborg
|
| Skaraborg (county)
|reparationsverkstad
|repair shop
|-
|-
| skattm.  
|resp.
| skattmästare
|
| tax collector
|respektive
|respective
|-
|-
| Sk.Dr.  
|r:hu.
| Skånska Dragonregementet
|
| regiment of dragoons from Skåne
|ryttare hustru
|wife of a cavalrymann
|-
|-
| skgsv.  
|riksd.
| skogsvärde
|
| forest ranger
|riksdaler
|national currency
|-
|-
| skill.  
|runst.
| skilling (ar)
|
| monetary unit
|runstycken
|part of a rune stone
|-
|-
| skogsv.  
|rymd., rymt
| skogsvaktare
|
| forest ranger
|rymmande
|desertion, running away
|-
|-
| skom.arb.  
|rytt.
| skomakerarbetare
|
| worker in a shoemaker's shop
|ryttare
|cavalryman, horseman
|-
|-
| skplg.  
|ryttm.
| skeppslag
|
| district along the coast
|ryttmästare
|cavalry captain
|-
|-
| skräd.  
|s., S.
| skräddare
|
| tailor
|son
|son
|-
|-
| s:kt
|s.
| sankt
|
| saint
|socken
|parish
|-
|-
| sl.  
|S.
| salig
|
| deceased, blessed
|söder, södra
|south
|-
|-
| smt
|S
| silvermynt
|
| Old Swedish currency, silver coin
|Värmland
|Värmland (county)
|-
|-
| sn.  
|s.
| socken
|
| parish
|söndag
|Sunday
|-
|-
| snesl.  
|s., sal.
| snesland
|
| measurement
|salig
|deceased, blessed
|-
|-
| SO.  
|samn., samh:en
| sydost
|
| southeast
|samhälle (-t, -n)
|community
|-
|-
| soc.
|SCB
| socialdemokratisk
|
| social democratic
|Statistiska Centralbyrån
|Central Bureau of Statistics, "Sweden statistics"
|-
|-
| sockn.  
|sd.
| sockenman
|
| person who is entitled to vote in the parish
|samma dag
|same day
|-
|-
| sold.  
|sd.
| soldat
|
| soldier
|sonsdotter
|son's daughter, granddaughter
|-
|-
| s:or
|segelf.
| senior
|
| senior
|segelfartyg
|sailing ship
|-
|-
| spannl.  
|sek.
| spannland
|
| old unit of measurement
|sekund
|second
|-
|-
| spons.  
|sekr.
| sponsorer
|
| witness
|sekreterare
|secretary
|-
|-
| ss.  
|sep.
| sonson
|
| son's son, grandson
|sepultus (Latin)
|buried
|-
|-
| ss.
|sfg
| såsom
|
| as
|stadsförsamling
|city parish
|-
|-
| SSO.
|s:ger
| sydsydost
|
| south southeast
|svåger
|brother-in-law
|-
|-
| SSV
|s:hu
| sydsydväst
|
| south southwest
|soldat hustru
|soldier's wife
|-
|-
| st.
|s:hu
| stycken
|
| part of
|sonhustru
|son's wife, daughter-in-law
|-
|-
| St.  
|s.k.
| stad
|
| city
|så kallad
|so called
|-
|-
| S:t, S:ta
|s:ka
| Sankt
|
| saint
|svägerska
|sister-in-law
|-
|-
| S:ta, St., st., St:a
|Skar.
| stora
|
| large, big
|Skaraborg
|Skaraborg (county)
|-
|-
| stallm.  
|skattm.
| stallmästare
|
| master stableman
|skattmästare
|tax collector
|-
|-
| stbhs.  
|Sk.Dr.
| stärbhus
|
| estate of the deceased
|Skånska Dragonregementet
|regiment of dragoons from Skåne
|-
|-
| st:dr
|skgsv.
| statdräng
|
| farm laborer
|skogsvärde
|forest ranger
|-
|-
| stds.  
|skill.
| standard
|
| standard
|skilling (ar)
|monetary unit
|-
|-
| Sthlm.  
|skogsv.
| Stockholm
|
| Stockholm (county)
|skogsvaktare
|forest ranger
|-
|-
| stn., stnr.  
|skom.arb.
| station (-en, -er, -erna)
|
| station
|skomakerarbetare
|worker in a shoemaker's shop
|-
|-
| stud.  
|skplg.
| student
|
| student
|skeppslag
|district along the coast
|-
|-
| susc.  
|skräd.
| susceptrix (Latin)
|
| godmother, female sponsor
|skräddare
|tailor
|-
|-
| SV
|s:kt
| sydväst
|
| southwest
|sankt
|saint
|-
|-
| sv.  
|sl.
| svensk
|
| Swedish
|salig
|deceased, blessed
|-
|-
| Svf., Sv:f,
|smt
| svärfar, svärfader
|
| father-in-law
|silvermynt
|Old Swedish currency, silver coin
|-
|-
| Svm., sv:m
|sn.
| svärmor
|
| mother-in-law
|socken
|parish
|-
|-
| Svåg.  
|snesl.
| Svåger
|
| brother-in-law
|snesland
|measurement
|-
|-
| Sväg.  
|SO.
| Svägerska
|
| Sister-in-law
|sydost
|southeast
|-
|-
| Svärf.  
|soc.
| Svärfader
|
| father-in-law
|socialdemokratisk
|social democratic
|-
|-
| Svärm.  
|sockn.
| Svärmoder
|
| mother-in-law
|sockenman
|person who is entitled to vote in the parish
|-
|-
| sy., syst.  
|sold.
| syster
|
| sister
|soldat
|soldier
|-
|-
| s.å.
|s:or
| samma år
|
| same year
|senior
|senior
|-
|-
| Söder.  
|spannl.
| Södermanland
|
| Södermanland (county)
|spannland
|old unit of measurement
|-
|-
| t.  
|spons.
| testes (Latin)
|
| witnesses or sponsors at christening
|sponsorer
|witness
|-
|-
| takt.  
|ss.
| taktäckare
|
| tiler, slater, shingler, thatcher, roofer
|sonson
|son's son, grandson
|-
|-
| tandläk.  
|ss.
| tandläkare
|
| dentist
|såsom
|as
|-
|-
| tax.  
|SSO.
| taxera
|
| assess, tax
|sydsydost
|south southeast
|-
|-
| tax.v.
|SSV
| taxeringsvärde
|
| assessed value
|sydsydväst
|south southwest
|-
|-
| test.  
|st.
| testes (Latin)
|
| witnesses or sponsors at baptism
|stycken
|part of
|-
|-
| t.ex.  
|St.
| till exempel
|
| for example
|stad
|city
|-
|-
| tg.
|S:t, S:ta
| tingslag
|
| judicial district
|Sankt
|saint
|-
|-
| tgslg.  
|S:ta, St., st., St:a
| tingslag
|
| court district
|stora
|large, big
|-
|-
| t.h.  
|stallm.
| till höger
|
| on the right side
|stallmästare
|master stableman
|-
|-
| tills.  
|stbhs.
| tillsammans
|
| together
|stärbhus
|estate of the deceased
|-
|-
| tillverkn.
|st:dr
| tillverkning
|
| manufactured
|statdräng
|farm laborer
|-
|-
| tj.  
|stds.
| tjäna
|
| (to) serve, work
|standard
|standard
|-
|-
| tnld.  
|Sthlm.
| tunnland
|
| Swedish acre
|Stockholm
|Stockholm (county)
|-
|-
| t.o.m.  
|stn., stnr.
| till och med
|
| including
|station (-en, -er, -erna)
|station
|-
|-
| tomt-o. industriv
|stud.
| tomt o. industrivärde
|
| store value of merchandise
|student
|student
|-
|-
| torp., tp.  
|susc.
| torpare
|
| crofter, peasant
|susceptrix (Latin)
|godmother, female sponsor
|-
|-
| trol.
|SV
| trolofvad
|
| betrothed, engaged
|sydväst
|southwest
|-
|-
| trädgårdsmäst,
|sv.
| trädgårdsmästare
|
| gardener
|svensk
|Swedish
|-
|-
| tunnl.  
|Svf., Sv:f,
| tunnland
|
| measurement (Swedish acre)
|svärfar, svärfader
|father-in-law
|-
|-
| t.v.  
|Svm., sv:m
| till vänster
|
| to the left
|svärmor
|mother-in-law
|-
|-
| t.v.  
|Svåg.
| tills vidare
|
| until further notice
|Svåger
|brother-in-law
|-
|-
| txv., txvn.  
|Sväg.
| taxeringsvärde
|
| assessed value
|Svägerska
|Sister-in-law
|-
|-
| Ty.  
|Svärf.
| Tysk
|
| German
|Svärfader
|father-in-law
|-
|-
| u.  
|Svärm.
| under
|
| under; at; during, while, wonder, miracle
|Svärmoder
|mother-in-law
|-
|-
| u.  
|sy., syst.
| unge
|
| the younger
|syster
|sister
|-
|-
| uk., ungk.  
|s.å.
| ungkarl
|
| bachelor, single man
|samma år
|same year
|-
|-
| u.m.  
|Söder.
| utom mantal
|
| not included in the taxation census register
|Södermanland
|Södermanland (county)
|-
|-
| undant.enka
|t.
| undantagsmans enka
|
| widow of an undantagsman
|testes (Latin)
|witnesses or sponsors at christening
|-
|-
| undt.
|T
| undantagsman
|
| previous farm owner receiving his livelihood/support from the person to whom the farm now belongs (usually related, as in father and son).
|Örebro
|Örebro (county)
|-
|-
| ung.  
|takt.
| ungefär
|
| about, approximately
|taktäckare
|tiler, slater, shingler, thatcher, roofer
|-
|-
| ungk.  
|tandläk.
| ungkarl
|
| bachelor, single man
|tandläkare
|dentist
|-
|-
| u.p.a.  
|tax.
| utan personligt ansvar
|
| without personal responsibility
|taxera
|assess, tax
|-
|-
| uppf.  
|tax.v.
| uppförd (-a, -es, uppfört)
|
| behavior
|taxeringsvärde
|assessed value
|-
|-
| Upps.  
|test.
| Uppsala
|
| Uppsala (county)
|testes (Latin)
|witnesses or sponsors at baptism
|-
|-
| U.R.  
|t.ex.
| ute roten
|
| outlying district, old expression for the outer districk of parish
|till exempel
|for example
|-
|-
| utfl
|tg.
| utflyttad
|
| moved out
|tingslag
|judicial district
|-
|-
| u.ä.  
|tgslg.
| utom äktenskap
|
| outside of marriage
|tingslag
|court district
|-
|-
| v.  
|t.h.
| vice
|
| assistant
|till höger
|on the right side
|-
|-
| v.  
|tills.
| vaccinera
|
| (to) vaccinate
|tillsammans
|together
|-
|-
| V.  
|tillverkn.
| väster
|
| west
|tillverkning
|manufactured
|-
|-
| vacc.  
|tj.
| vaccinera
|
| (to) vaccinate
|tjäna
|(to) serve, work
|-
|-
| vb
|tnld.
| vigselbok
|
| marriage book/register
|tunnland
|Swedish acre
|-
|-
| VNV.  
|t.o.m.
| västnordväst
|
| west northwest
|till och med
|including
|-
|-
| VSV.  
|tomt-o. industriv
| västsydväst
|
| west southwest
|tomt o. industrivärde
|store value of merchandise
|-
|-
| vard.  
|torp., tp.
| vardag
|
| weekday
|torpare
|crofter, peasant
|-
|-
| vägh.-dist.  
|trol.
| väghållningsdistrikt
|
| highway district
|trolofvad
|betrothed, engaged
|-
|-
| välb.
|trädgårdsmäst,
| välboren
|
| honorable
|trädgårdsmästare
|gardener
|-
|-
| Värml.  
|tunnl.
| Värmland
|
| Värmland (county)
|tunnland
|measurement (Swedish acre)
|-
|-
| Västerb.  
|t.v.
| Västerbotten
|
| Västerbotten (county)
|till vänster
|to the left
|-
|-
| Västern.  
|t.v.
| Västernorrland
|
| Västernorrland (county)
|tills vidare
|until further notice
|-
|-
| Västm.  
|txv., txvn.
| Västmanland
|
| Västmanland (county)
|taxeringsvärde
|assessed value
|-
|-
| y.  
|Ty.
| yngste
|
| the youngest
|Tysk
|German
|-
|-
| yngl.  
|u.
| yngling
|
| young man, youth
|under
|under; at; during, while, wonder, miracle
|-
|-
| yst.  
|u.
| yngste
|
| the youngest
|unge
|the younger
|-
|-
| åb., åbo.
|U
| åborätt
|
| tenant right, hereditary lease
|Västmanland
|Västmanland (county)
|-
|-
| ångb.förb.  
|uk., ungk.
| ångbåtsförbindelse
|
| steamship connection
|ungkarl
|bachelor, single man
|-
|-
| ä
|u.m.
| änka
|
| widow
|utom mantal
|not included in the taxation census register
|-
|-
| ä.  
|u.n.u.
| äldste
|
| the oldest
|utan namn under
|without name under
|-
|-
| äg.  
|undant.enka
| ägare
|
| owner
|undantagsmans enka
|widow of an undantagsman
|-
|-
| äkt.  
|undt.
| äktenskap
|
| marriage, wedlock, matrimony
|undantagsman
|previous farm owner receiving his livelihood/support from the person to whom the farm now belongs (usually related, as in father and son).
|-
|-
| Älvsb.  
|ung.
| Älvsborg
|
| Älvsborg (county)
|ungefär
|about, approximately
|-
|-
| änk.  
|ungk.
| änka
|
| widow
|ungkarl
|bachelor, single man
|-
|-
| änkl.  
|u.p.a.
| änkling
|
| widower
|utan personligt ansvar
|without personal responsibility
|-
|-
| äst.  
|uppf.
| äldste
|
| the oldest
|uppförd (-a, -es, uppfört)
|behavior
|-
|-
| Ö., Ö:a
|Upps.
| östra
|
| east, eastern
|Uppsala
|Uppsala (county)
|-
|-
| Öf
|U.R.
| öfra
|
| upper
|ute roten
|outlying district, old expression for the outer districk of parish
|-
|-
| ö.h.
|utfl
| över havet
|
| upper harbor
|utflyttad
|moved out
|-
|-
| Ör.  
|u.ä.
| Örebro
|
| Örebro (county)
|utom äktenskap
|outside of marriage
|-
|-
| öresl
|v.
| Öresland
|
| measurement
|vice
|assistant
|-
|-
| Östg.  
|v.
| Östergötland
|
| Östergötland (county)
|vaccinera
|(to) vaccinate
|-
|-
| Öv  
|V.
| övre  
|
| upper
|väster
|west
|-
|vacc.
|
|vaccinera
|(to) vaccinate
|-
|vb
|
|vigselbok
|marriage book/register
|-
|VNV.
|
|västnordväst
|west northwest
|-
|VSV.
|
|västsydväst
|west southwest
|-
|vard.
|
|vardag
|weekday
|-
|vägh.-dist.
|
|väghållningsdistrikt
|highway district
|-
|välb.
|
|välboren
|honorable
|-
|Värml.
|
|Värmland
|Värmland (county)
|-
|Västerb.
|
|Västerbotten
|Västerbotten (county)
|-
|Västern.
|
|Västernorrland
|Västernorrland (county)
|-
|Västm.
|
|Västmanland
|Västmanland (county)
|-
|W
|
|Dalarna
|Dalarna (county)
|-
|X
|
|Gävleborg
|Gävleborg (county)
|-
|Xbr
|
|December (Latin)
|December
|-
|y.
|
|yngste
|the youngest
|-
|Y
|
|Västernorrland
|Västernorrland (county)
|-
|yngl.
|
|yngling
|young man, youth
|-
|yst.
|
|yngste
|the youngest
|-
|Z
|
|Jämtland
|Jämtland (county)
|-
|åb., åbo.
|
|åborätt
|tenant right, hereditary lease
|-
|ångb.förb.
|
|ångbåtsförbindelse
|steamship connection
|-
|ä
|
|änka
|widow
|-
|ä.
|
|äldste
|the oldest
|-
|äg.
|
|ägare
|owner
|-
|äkt.
|
|äktenskap
|marriage, wedlock, matrimony
|-
|Älvsb.
|
|Älvsborg
|Älvsborg (county)
|-
|änk.
|
|änka
|widow
|-
|änkl.
|
|änkling
|widower
|-
|äst.
|
|äldste
|the oldest
|-
|Ö., Ö:a
|
|östra
|east, eastern
|-
|Öf
|
|öfra
|upper
|-
|ö.h.
|
|över havet
|upper harbor
|-
|Ör.
|
|Örebro
|Örebro (county)
|-
|öresl
|
|Öresland
|measurement
|-
|Östg.
|
|Östergötland
|Östergötland (county)
|-
|Öv
|
|övre
|upper
|}
|}
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Latest revision as of 11:35, 10 April 2025


For more commonly-seen words, see the Swedish Genealogical Word List.

An abbreviation is a "shortened form of a written word or phrase that is used in the place of the whole."[1] The practice of using abbreviations was conveniant for the author but not for the reader. Sometimes the abbreviation is a commonly used one that most people would recognize correctly. Other times it isn't clear, or may be be so obscure that nobody really knows except the author. Here are some abbreviations that you may come across in your Swedish family history research.:

Abbreviation Swedish English
a. anno (Latin) year
a.a. ad acta (Latin) to the record
a.-b. aktiebolag (-et) joint stock company
AB Stockholm Stockholm (county), sometimes Södermanland
abs. absolvera (to) absolve
abs. absens (Latin) not present
AC Västerbotten Västerbotten (county)
a.d. anno domini (Latin) in the year of the Lord
adm. admitterad confirmed
a.f. annan fastighet, andra fastigheter other property (ies)
afg. afgång decease, depart to, departure
afl. afliden (to) expire, die
afsk., afsked. afskedade discharge, resigned
afskr. afskrift transcript
allm. allmän (-na) common
a.n. ante nuptius (Latin) illegitimate, birth before marriage
ank. ankommande arrived
anm. anmärkning remark, annotation
annot. annotation note, annotation
arb. arbetare worker, laborer
arb. bet. arbetsbetyg work permit
arrend. arrendator tenant farmer, leaseholder
art. artikel (-n) article
arv. arvingar heir(s)
avd. avdelning (-ar) division, part of
avg. avgående leaving
avs. avsöndring (ar) severance, seperated
avskr. afskift transcript
b. bonden farmer, peasant
b. barnet the child
backst. backstugesittare resident of a small house or shed
bandl. bandland group land
banktj:man banktjänsteman bank servant
bar. barn child, children
b.b. bär barnet carried the child at christening
b.b. barnbördshus maternity hospital
BD Norrbotten Norrbotten (county)
bef. befordrande promotion
beg. begraven buried
begr. begraven buried
bg. bergslag region abounding in mines; mountain district
b.i.1stg. barn i förste gift child(ren) of the first marriage
bisp. biskop bishop
bl.a. bland annat among other things
Blek. Blekinge Blekinge (county)
blg. bergslag region abounding in mines; mountain distict
bond. bonde famer, peasant
bondeförb. bondeförbundet farming cooperative
borgerl. borgerliga (-a) civil, middle class
bou. bouppteckning inventory of the estate
br. bror brother
br. brukare user, employer; farmer, tenant
br. bröder brothers
brod. broder brother
brudg. brudgum bridegroom
bröd. bröderna brothers
byggm. byggmästare building contractor
C Uppsala Upssala (county)
ca., c:a circa (L) about
caut. cautionister witness
Christd.kunsk. Christendomskunskap religious knowledge
c:o kompani company
cop. copulerad (Latin) married
copul. copulatus (Latin) married, marriage
cr. crono crown owned, pertaining to the crown (government)
cr.h., cr.hem crono hem crown owned home
d. den the
d.(D.) dotter daughter
d. det it
d. död dead
D Södermanland Södermanland (county)
dagl. dagligen daily
d.b. denna bok this book
db dödbok death book/register
d.g. den gamla the old
d.h. dess hustru his wife
d.i.1stg. dotter i förste giftet daughter of the first marriage
dir. direktör (er) director (s)
disp. disponeras dispose
distr. distrikt district
distr. vet. distriktsveterinär districts veterinarian
div. diverse diverse
dkfg/dkfs domkyrkoförsamling cathedral parish
D.M. danneman gentleman, farmer
Dmca., Dnca Dominica (Latin) Sunday
d.o. detta/dessa ord this word
d:o det ovan/ ditto the above / ditto
d:o, do. dito ditto
doms., doms:s, doms:or. domsaga (-s, -or) judicial district
dot., dr. dotter daughter
dr. dräng farmhand, bachelor
Dr. doktor doctor
drag. dragon light cavalryman
dt., dtr. dotter daughter
d.v.s. det vill säga that is to say, I.e.
d.y. den yngre the younger
d.å detta år this year
d.ä. den äldre the older
e efter after
E Östergötland Östergötland (county)
e. extra extra
E. Enkling or Enka Widower or widow
e.d./ejusd. ejusdem same (same month)
eg. egare owner
e.Kr. efter Kristus after Christ
el. eller or
e.m. efter middag p.m.
e.m.f. enka moder född widowed mothers birth (year)
end. endast only, if only
enk. enka widow
enkl. enkling, enkeman widower
evang.-luth. evangeliskt-lutherska evangelical lutheran
f före before
f. fadder sponsor, godparent, witness at christeing
f. född born
f. far, fader father
f. filia (Latin) daughter
f. filius (Latin) son
f. följande following
f. förlofvad engaged
f. förre former
f. föräldrar parents
F Jönköping Jönköping (county)
fabr. fabrikör(er) manufacturer
fad. fader father
fadd. fadder sponsor, witness
fam. familj family
fast. fastighet real estate
fb. fosterbarn foster child
fb. födelsebok birth book
F.B., f.b. före boken previous book
f.d. före detta before this, formerly
fg församling parish
Fhr. Friherre baron
fil.dr filosofie doctor doctor of philosophy
fil.mag. filosofie magister master of philosophy
f.Kr. före Kristus before Christ, B.C.
fl. flicka girl, miss
fl. flyttar moved
f.m. förmiddag morning, a.m.
forts. fortsättning continuation
fr. från from
fris. frisinnad (e) liberal-minded
fr. o. m. från och med from and with
frih. friherre, friherrar baron, lord
frkn. fröken miss of status
frånsk. frånskild separated, divorced
frånv. frånvarande absent
fs. församling parish
fsg. församling parish
f.ö. för övrigt for the rest
fögd., fögder fögderi (er) administrative unit within county for taxing, etc.
följ. följande following
för. föräldrar parents
förb. förbindelse connection
föreg. föregående preceding
förkl. förklaring explanation
förl. förlofvad engaged
förs., förslg., församl. församling parish
förs. förestående the above (foregoing)
försv. försvarlös person without guardian or legal protection, vagrant
fört., förteckn. förteckning list, catalog, index
g. gift married
G Kronoberg Kronoberg (county)
gam. gamla, gammal old
g.b., G.B. gamla bok old book, previous book
gb. gårdsbrukägare farm owner
gd. gård farm, extate, yard, court, house
gdm. gudmoder godmother
ges. gesäll apprentice
G.kil or G.Kil sn. Gammalkil socken Gammalkil parish (Östergötland)
gl. gammal old
g.m. gift med married to
Gotl. Gotland Gotland (island)
graff. begrafning burial, interment
grat. gratialist retired soldier receiving a pension, pensioner
grdbr. gårdsbrukägare farm owner
grdf., grdfolk. gårdsfolk farmers, farm servants
grossh. grosshandlande wholesale dealer
grufarb. grufarbetare miner
grufveg. grufvegare mine owner
Gävl. Gävleborg Gävleborg (county)
Göteb. Göteborg Göteborg och Bohus(county)
H Kalmar Kalmar (county)
H. Herr Mr. Used only for prominent people - clergy, doctors, government officials, nobility, estate or factory owners.
h.h. hans hustru his wife
H., Hu. hustru wife
Hall. Halland Halland (county)
handl. handlande trading
hd., hdt., hds., hdr., hrds. härad (-et, -s, -er, -ers) court judicial district (probates)
h.eg. hemmansegare farm owner
hem. hemman farm, homestead
hem.d. hemmadotter unmarried daughter living at home
hem.eg., hem.äg., hemäg. hemmansegare farm owner
hem.s. hemmason unmarried son living at home
herrg., herrg:ar. herrgård (-en, -ar, -arna) Manorial estate
HFL husförhörslängd household examination
hkr. hästkrafter horsepower
h:n., hn. hemman farm, homestead
hpl., hplr. hållplats (-en, -er, erna) railroad stopping places
H:r. Herr, Herre Manor lord, squire, master, Mr., Lord
hsm., husm. husman crofter, cottager, tenant
hu. hustru wife
hush. hushållerska housekeeper
hust. hustru wife
h.äg. hemmansägare farm owner
härst. härstädes here, at this place
I Gotland Gotland (county)
ib., ibid., ibm ibidem (Latin) the same place, the same as, same
ifr. ifrån. from
i.l., I.L. in loco (Latin) in this place
infl. inflyttad moved in
ing. ingenjör (-er) engineer
inh., inhys. inhyses lodger
inneh. innehåll contents
intend intendent intendent
introd. introducera introduce
inv. invånare inhabitant
jan, febr. o.s.v. Januari, Februari och så vidare January, February and so forth
j.arb. jernarbetare iron worker
j.arb. jernvägsarbetare railway laborer
jbr. jordbrukare farmer
jbrf jordbruksfastighet (-en, -er, -erna) farming properties
jbrv jordbrukvärde farming property's value
jerns.arb. jernvägsarbetare railway laborer
jernv. jernväg railway
jernvägsarb. jernvägsarbetare railway laborer
jernväkt. jernbaneväktare watchman, line keeper on railroad
jfr., jgfr. jungfru miss, maiden, virgin
Jlght., jlghtn., jlghtr. jordbrukslägenhet farming apartments
j:or. junior junior
jordbr. jordbrukare farmer
jordbruksarb. jordbruksarbetare farm worker, farm hand
jordk. jordkasta bury, buried, burial
järnv. järnväg Railway
jvg., jvgr. järnväg (ar) railroad
jvgsförb. järnvägsförbindelse (-r) railroad connection
jvgstn., jvgstnr. järnvägsstation (-en, -er, -erna) railroad station
Jäg. Jägare hunter, a light infantry soldier
jägm. jägmästare crown forester
Jönk. Jönköping Jönköping (county)
Jämt. Jämtland Jämtland (county)
K Blekinge Blekinge (county)
K:a. kyrka church
Kalm. Kalmar Kalmar (county)
kbfd Kyrkobokföringsdistrikt District of church registration
kbm. kubikmeter cubic meter
k.f. kvinnsfaddrar female sponsors at christening
kh., khde. kyrkoherde parish minister, parson
k.k. kvinnoklinik modern abbreviation of maternity ward
k.kg. kyrkogång introduction into church after childbirth
kl. klockan time, o'clock
km. kilometer kilometer
K.Maj:t. Kunglig Magestät the King
kmt kopparmynt copper coin
kn., k:en, k:ens, k:er, k:ers kommun (-en, -ens, -er, -ers) municipality
kommunal-nämndsordf. kommunalsnämndsordförande muncipality chairman
Kongl.Maj:t Kunglig Majestät the king
kontr. kontrakt contract (land)
Kopp. Kopparberg Kopparberg (county)
kr. kronor crown (monetary unit)
KRA Krigsarkivet Swedish National War Archives
ktg. kyrkotagning introduction of mother into congregation after childbirth
Kungl.Maj:t Kunglis Majestät the king
kv. kvinna woman
kvf. kvinnlig fadder female sponsor
kvf. Kvinnsfaddrar female sponsors at christening
kvkm. kvadratkilometer quadrant kilometer
kyrkl. kyrklig ecclesiastical
kyrkov. kyrkovaktare church officer or caretaker
kyrkovakt. kyrkovaktare church officer or caretaker
köp. köping (-en, -ens, -ar, -ars small market town
köpm. köpman merchant
l., l:a, La, L:a lilla small(er)
landsf.-distr. landsfisalsdistrikt land fiscal district
landsförslg. landsförsamling rural parish of a city
landsh. landshövding governor
lb. landbonde country farmer
lfg., lfs. landsförsamling rural parish of a city
lg., lärl. lärling apprentice
lght., lghtn., lghtr. lägenhet (-en, -er) apartment
lib. liberal (-a) liberal
Luth. Cat., Luth. Kat. Lutherska katekismen Lutheran Catechism
lysn. lysning banns
löjtn. löjtnant (-er) lieutenant
M Skåne Skåne (county)
M. man man, male; husband
m. man man, male, husband
m. mater (Latin) mother
m. mor, moder mother
m. måg son-in-law
m. med with
m., m:s. meter (-s) meter
Mad. Madam Madam. Exclusively "upper class" person
Malm. Malmöhus Malmöhus (county)
mams. mamsell miss, young lady of "upper class".
mek. mekanik mechanic
mell. mellersta middle
m.f. mansfaddrar male sponsors at christening
m. fl. med flera and several others
mil. militära military
mm. millimeter millimeter
m.m. med mera with others
mod., modr. moder mother
mod. moderat (-a) moderate
mort. mortua (Latin) deceased
motorf. motorfartyg motor boat
mtl. mantal assessed unit of land, taxation of farm
mun. samh., munsamh:en municipalsamhälle (-t, -n) urban district
murges. murargesäll journeyman bricklayer
mvh med vänlig hälsning with friendly greeting (best regards)
mån. månad month
månd., tis., o.s.v. måndag, tisdag, och så vidare Monday, Tuesday and so forth
mäst. mästare master, expert
mäst. mäster master, the boss
n. nata, natus (Latin) born
n. nomen, nomine (Latin) name
N Halland Halland (county)
N., N:a. norra north
nat. natur natural (in reference to having had smallpox)
nat. nata born
nattvak. nattvaktare night watchman
nattv.g. nattvardsgång communion
N.B., n.b. nya bok new book, (next household examination)
Ne nedre lower
n:m: nämndeman juryman, member of district court
NN., nn. nomen nescio (Latin) name not known
nom. nomine (Latin) name
n:r, nr. nummer number
NO. nordost northeast
NNO. nordnordost north northeast
Norrb. Norrbotten Norrbotten (county)
NV nordväst northwest
NNV nordnordväst north northwest
nr. nummer number
nup. nuptiae (Latin) wedding
nuv. nuvarande present
näml. nämligen namely, since, as
o. och and
O Västra Götaland Västra Götaland (county)
O. öst east
obef. obefintlig non-existent, absent
obs. observera notice
o.d., o.ä.d. oäkta dotter daughter out of wedlock
o.d.h. or o.h.h. och dess hustru or och hans hustru and his wife
og. ogift unmarried
ok.barnsj. okänd barnsjuka unknown childhood disease
omkr. omkring about, around
ONO. ostnordost east northeast
o.s. or o.ä.s. oäkte son son out of wedlock
OSO. ostsydost east southeast
o.s.v. och så vidare and so forth
oä., o.ä. oäkta illegitimate child
o.ä.d. oäkta dotter illegitimate daughter
o.ä.s. oäkta son illegitimate son
p., pag. pagina (Latin) page
p., pig piga maid, spinster, single girl
past. pastorat diocese
p.b. pigebarn female child
pg., pgr. penning (-ar) penny (coin)
pgld. penningland penny land
pig. piga maid, spinster, single girl
postexp. postexpedition parish office
posth. posthumus born after father's death
prakt. praktiserande to be in practice
prof. professor (-er) professor (teacher)
prov.-läk. provinsialläkare provincial doctor
P.Ä. pastorsämbete Pastorate, the parish office.
q. qvinna woman
Qvf. qvinnfaddrar female witness at christening
Qv.mil qvadratmil square mile
r. ryttare cavalryman, horseman
RA Riksarkivet Swedish National Arhies.
Rdr. Riksdaler Old Swedish currency
reg. regemente regiment
reg.ton. registerton registrar
ren. renata, renati, renatus (Latin) christened, baptized
rep.verkstad. reparationsverkstad repair shop
resp. respektive respective
r:hu. ryttare hustru wife of a cavalrymann
riksd. riksdaler national currency
runst. runstycken part of a rune stone
rymd., rymt rymmande desertion, running away
rytt. ryttare cavalryman, horseman
ryttm. ryttmästare cavalry captain
s., S. son son
s. socken parish
S. söder, södra south
S Värmland Värmland (county)
s. söndag Sunday
s., sal. salig deceased, blessed
samn., samh:en samhälle (-t, -n) community
SCB Statistiska Centralbyrån Central Bureau of Statistics, "Sweden statistics"
sd. samma dag same day
sd. sonsdotter son's daughter, granddaughter
segelf. segelfartyg sailing ship
sek. sekund second
sekr. sekreterare secretary
sep. sepultus (Latin) buried
sfg stadsförsamling city parish
s:ger svåger brother-in-law
s:hu soldat hustru soldier's wife
s:hu sonhustru son's wife, daughter-in-law
s.k. så kallad so called
s:ka svägerska sister-in-law
Skar. Skaraborg Skaraborg (county)
skattm. skattmästare tax collector
Sk.Dr. Skånska Dragonregementet regiment of dragoons from Skåne
skgsv. skogsvärde forest ranger
skill. skilling (ar) monetary unit
skogsv. skogsvaktare forest ranger
skom.arb. skomakerarbetare worker in a shoemaker's shop
skplg. skeppslag district along the coast
skräd. skräddare tailor
s:kt sankt saint
sl. salig deceased, blessed
smt silvermynt Old Swedish currency, silver coin
sn. socken parish
snesl. snesland measurement
SO. sydost southeast
soc. socialdemokratisk social democratic
sockn. sockenman person who is entitled to vote in the parish
sold. soldat soldier
s:or senior senior
spannl. spannland old unit of measurement
spons. sponsorer witness
ss. sonson son's son, grandson
ss. såsom as
SSO. sydsydost south southeast
SSV sydsydväst south southwest
st. stycken part of
St. stad city
S:t, S:ta Sankt saint
S:ta, St., st., St:a stora large, big
stallm. stallmästare master stableman
stbhs. stärbhus estate of the deceased
st:dr statdräng farm laborer
stds. standard standard
Sthlm. Stockholm Stockholm (county)
stn., stnr. station (-en, -er, -erna) station
stud. student student
susc. susceptrix (Latin) godmother, female sponsor
SV sydväst southwest
sv. svensk Swedish
Svf., Sv:f, svärfar, svärfader father-in-law
Svm., sv:m svärmor mother-in-law
Svåg. Svåger brother-in-law
Sväg. Svägerska Sister-in-law
Svärf. Svärfader father-in-law
Svärm. Svärmoder mother-in-law
sy., syst. syster sister
s.å. samma år same year
Söder. Södermanland Södermanland (county)
t. testes (Latin) witnesses or sponsors at christening
T Örebro Örebro (county)
takt. taktäckare tiler, slater, shingler, thatcher, roofer
tandläk. tandläkare dentist
tax. taxera assess, tax
tax.v. taxeringsvärde assessed value
test. testes (Latin) witnesses or sponsors at baptism
t.ex. till exempel for example
tg. tingslag judicial district
tgslg. tingslag court district
t.h. till höger on the right side
tills. tillsammans together
tillverkn. tillverkning manufactured
tj. tjäna (to) serve, work
tnld. tunnland Swedish acre
t.o.m. till och med including
tomt-o. industriv tomt o. industrivärde store value of merchandise
torp., tp. torpare crofter, peasant
trol. trolofvad betrothed, engaged
trädgårdsmäst, trädgårdsmästare gardener
tunnl. tunnland measurement (Swedish acre)
t.v. till vänster to the left
t.v. tills vidare until further notice
txv., txvn. taxeringsvärde assessed value
Ty. Tysk German
u. under under; at; during, while, wonder, miracle
u. unge the younger
U Västmanland Västmanland (county)
uk., ungk. ungkarl bachelor, single man
u.m. utom mantal not included in the taxation census register
u.n.u. utan namn under without name under
undant.enka undantagsmans enka widow of an undantagsman
undt. undantagsman previous farm owner receiving his livelihood/support from the person to whom the farm now belongs (usually related, as in father and son).
ung. ungefär about, approximately
ungk. ungkarl bachelor, single man
u.p.a. utan personligt ansvar without personal responsibility
uppf. uppförd (-a, -es, uppfört) behavior
Upps. Uppsala Uppsala (county)
U.R. ute roten outlying district, old expression for the outer districk of parish
utfl utflyttad moved out
u.ä. utom äktenskap outside of marriage
v. vice assistant
v. vaccinera (to) vaccinate
V. väster west
vacc. vaccinera (to) vaccinate
vb vigselbok marriage book/register
VNV. västnordväst west northwest
VSV. västsydväst west southwest
vard. vardag weekday
vägh.-dist. väghållningsdistrikt highway district
välb. välboren honorable
Värml. Värmland Värmland (county)
Västerb. Västerbotten Västerbotten (county)
Västern. Västernorrland Västernorrland (county)
Västm. Västmanland Västmanland (county)
W Dalarna Dalarna (county)
X Gävleborg Gävleborg (county)
Xbr December (Latin) December
y. yngste the youngest
Y Västernorrland Västernorrland (county)
yngl. yngling young man, youth
yst. yngste the youngest
Z Jämtland Jämtland (county)
åb., åbo. åborätt tenant right, hereditary lease
ångb.förb. ångbåtsförbindelse steamship connection
ä änka widow
ä. äldste the oldest
äg. ägare owner
äkt. äktenskap marriage, wedlock, matrimony
Älvsb. Älvsborg Älvsborg (county)
änk. änka widow
änkl. änkling widower
äst. äldste the oldest
Ö., Ö:a östra east, eastern
Öf öfra upper
ö.h. över havet upper harbor
Ör. Örebro Örebro (county)
öresl Öresland measurement
Östg. Östergötland Östergötland (county)
Öv övre upper


  1. ↑ Merriam-Webster online at: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abbreviation
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