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