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


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