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