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