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