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''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
|-
|-
| Abbreviation
|bou.
| Swedish
|
| English
|bouppteckning
|inventory of the estate
|-
|-
| a.-b.  
|br.
| aktiebolag (-et)
|
| joint stock company
|bror
|brother
|-
|-
| abs.  
|br.
| absolvera
|
| (to) absolve
|brukare
|user, employer; farmer, tenant
|-
|-
| adm.  
|br.
| admonitus (Latin)
|
| confirmed
|bröder
|brothers
|-
|-
| a.f.  
|brod.
| annan fastighet, andra fastigheter
|
| other property (ies)
|broder
|brother
|-
|-
| afl.  
|brudg.
| aflida
|
| (to) expire, die
|brudgum
|bridegroom
|-
|-
| afsk., afsked.  
|bröd.
| afskedade
|
| discharge, resigned
|bröderna
|brothers
|-
|-
| allm.  
|byggm.
| allmän (-na)
|
| common
|byggmästare
|building contractor
|-
|-
| ank.
|C
| ankommande
|
| arrived
|Uppsala
|Upssala (county)
|-
|-
| arb.  
|ca., c:a
| arbetare
|
| worker
|circa (L)
|about
|-
|-
| arb. bet.  
|caut.
| arbets betyg
|
| work permit
|cautionister
|witness
|-
|-
| arrend.  
|Christd.kunsk.
| arrendator
|
| tenant farmer
|Christendomskunskap
|religious knowledge
|-
|-
| art.
|c:o
| artikel (-n)
|
| article
|kompani
|company
|-
|-
| arv.  
|cop.
| arvingar
|
| heir(s)
|copulerad (Latin)
|married
|-
|-
| avd.  
|copul.
| avdelning (-ar)  
|
| division, part of
|copulatus (Latin)
|married, marriage
|-
|-
| avg.  
|cr.
| avgående
|
| leaving
|crono
|crown owned, pertaining to the crown (government)
|-
|-
| avs.  
|cr.h., cr.hem
| avsöndring (ar)
|
| severance, seperated
|crono hem
|crown owned home
|-
|-
| bandl.  
|d.
| bandland
|
| group land
|den
|the
|-
|-
| banktj:man
|d.(D.)
| banktjänsteman
|
| bank servant
|dotter
|daughter
|-
|-
| b.b.  
|d.
| bär barnet
|
| carried the child at christening
|det
|it
|-
|-
| bef.  
|d.
| befordrande
|
| promotion
|död
|dead
|-
|-
| begr.
|D
| begrava
|
| bury
|Södermanland
|Södermanland (county)
|-
|-
| bl. a.  
|dagl.
| bland annat (andra)
|
| mixed with another
|dagligen
|daily
|-
|-
| '''Blek'''.  
|d.b.
| Blekinge
|
| Blekinge (county)
|denna bok
|this book
|-
|-
| bondeförb.
|db
| bondeförbundet
|
| farming cooperative
|dödbok
|death book/register
|-
|-
| borgerl.  
|d.g.
| borgerliga (-a)
|
| civil, middle class
|den gamla
|the old
|-
|-
| brudg.  
|d.h.
| brudgum
|
| bridegroom
|dess hustru
|his wife
|-
|-
| bröd.  
|d.i.1stg.
| bröderna
|
| brothers
|dotter i förste giftet
|daughter of the first marriage
|-
|-
| byggm.  
|dir.
| byggmästare
|
| building contractor
|direktör (er)
|director (s)
|-
|-
| c:a
|disp.
| circa
|
| about
|disponeras
|dispose
|-
|-
| c:o
|distr.
| kompani
|
| company
|distrikt
|district
|-
|-
| cop.  
|distr. vet.
| copulerad (Latin)
|
| married
|distriktsveterinär
|districts veterinarian
|-
|-
| cr.  
|div.
| crono
|
| crown owned
|diverse
|diverse
|-
|-
| d.
|dkfg/dkfs
| den
|
| the
|domkyrkoförsamling
|cathedral parish
|-
|-
| dagl.  
|D.M.
| dagligen
|
| daily
|danneman
|gentleman, farmer
|-
|-
| dir.  
|Dmca., Dnca
| direktör (er)  
|
| director (s)
|Dominica (Latin)
|Sunday
|-
|-
| disp.  
|d.o.
| disponeras
|
| dispose
|detta/dessa ord
|this word
|-
|-
| distr.
|d:o
| distrikt
|
| district
|det ovan/ ditto
|the above / ditto
|-
|-
| distr. vet.  
|d:o, do.
| distriktsveterinär
|
| districts veterinarian
|dito
|ditto
|-
|-
| div.  
|doms., doms:s, doms:or.
| diverse
|
| diverse
|domsaga (-s, -or)
|judicial district
|-
|-
| Dmca., Dnca
|dot., dr.
| Dominica (Latin)
|
| Sunday
|dotter
|daughter
|-
|-
| d.o.  
|dr.
| detta/dessa ord
|
| this word
|dräng
|farmhand, bachelor
|-
|-
| d:o
|Dr.
| det ovan/ ditto
|
| the above / ditto
|doktor
|doctor
|-
|-
|  
|drag.
doms., doms:s, doms:or.
|
 
|dragon
| domsaga (-s, -or)  
|light cavalryman
| judicial district
|-
|dt., dtr.
|
|dotter
|daughter
|-
|d.v.s.
|
|det vill säga
|that is to say, I.e.
|-
|d.y.
|
|den yngre
|the younger
|-
|d.å
|
|detta år
|this year
|-
|d.ä.
|
|den äldre
|the older
|-
|e
|
|efter
|after
|-
|E
|
|Östergötland
|Östergötland (county)
|-
|e.
|
|extra
|extra
|-
|E.
|
|Enkling or Enka
|Widower or widow
|-
|e.d./ejusd.
|
|ejusdem
|same (same month)
|-
|eg.
|
|egare
|owner
|-
|e.Kr.
|
|efter Kristus
|after Christ
|-
|el.
|
|eller
|or
|-
|e.m.
|
|efter middag
|p.m.
|-
|e.m.f.
|
|enka moder född
|widowed mothers birth (year)
|-
|end.
|
|endast
|only, if only
|-
|enk.
|
|enka
|widow
|-
|enkl.
|
|enkling, enkeman
|widower
|-
|evang.-luth.
|
|evangeliskt-lutherska
|evangelical lutheran
|-
|f
|
|före
|before
|-
|f.
|
|fadder
|sponsor, godparent, witness at christeing
|-
|f.
|
|född
|born
|-
|f.
|
|far, fader
|father
|-
|f.
|
|filia (Latin)
|daughter
|-
|f.
|
|filius (Latin)
|son
|-
|f.
|
|följande
|following
|-
|f.
|
|förlofvad
|engaged
|-
|f.
|
|förre
|former
|-
|f.
|
|föräldrar
|parents
|-
|F
|
|Jönköping
|Jönköping (county)
|-
|fabr.
|
|fabrikör(er)
|manufacturer
|-
|fad.
|
|fader
|father
|-
|fadd.
|
|fadder
|sponsor, witness
|-
|fam.
|
|familj
|family
|-
|fast.
|
|fastighet
|real estate
|-
|fb.
|
|fosterbarn
|foster child
|-
|fb.
|
|födelsebok
|birth book
|-
|F.B., f.b.
|
|före boken
|previous book
|-
|f.d.
|
|före detta
|before this, formerly
|-
|fg
|
|församling
|parish
|-
|Fhr.
|
|Friherre
|baron
|-
|fil.dr
|
|filosofie doctor
|doctor of philosophy
|-
|fil.mag.
|
|filosofie magister
|master of philosophy
|-
|f.Kr.
|
|före Kristus
|before Christ, B.C.
|-
|fl.
|
|flicka
|girl, miss
|-
|fl.
|
|flyttar
|moved
|-
|f.m.
|
|förmiddag
|morning, a.m.
|-
|forts.
|
|fortsättning
|continuation
|-
|fr.
|
|från
|from
|-
|fris.
|
|frisinnad (e)
|liberal-minded
|-
|fr. o. m.
|
|från och med
|from and with
|-
|frih.
|
|friherre, friherrar
|baron, lord
|-
|frkn.
|
|fröken
|miss of status
|-
|frånsk.
|
|frånskild
|separated, divorced
|-
|frånv.
|
|frånvarande
|absent
|-
|fs.
|
|församling
|parish
|-
|fsg.
|
|församling
|parish
|-
|f.ö.
|
|för övrigt
|for the rest
|-
|fögd., fögder
|
|fögderi (er)
|administrative unit within county for taxing, etc.
|-
|följ.
|
|följande
|following
|-
|för.
|
|föräldrar
|parents
|-
|förb.
|
|förbindelse
|connection
|-
|föreg.
|
|föregående
|preceding
|-
|förkl.
|
|förklaring
|explanation
|-
|förl.
|
|förlofvad
|engaged
|-
|förs., förslg., församl.
|
|församling
|parish
|-
|förs.
|
|förestående
|the above (foregoing)
|-
|försv.
|
|försvarlös
|person without guardian or legal protection, vagrant
|-
|fört., förteckn.
|
|förteckning
|list, catalog, index
|-
|g.
|
|gift
|married
|-
|G
|
|Kronoberg
|Kronoberg (county)
|-
|gam.
|
|gamla, gammal
|old
|-
|g.b., G.B.
|
|gamla bok
|old book, previous book
|-
|gb.
|
|gårdsbrukägare
|farm owner
|-
|gd.
|
|gård
|farm, extate, yard, court, house
|-
|gdm.
|
|gudmoder
|godmother
|-
|ges.
|
|gesäll
|apprentice
|-
|G.kil or G.Kil sn.
|
|Gammalkil socken
|Gammalkil parish (Östergötland)
|-
|gl.
|
|gammal
|old
|-
|g.m.
|
|gift med
|married to
|-
|Gotl.
|
|Gotland
|Gotland (island)
|-
|graff.
|
|begrafning
|burial, interment
|-
|grat.
|
|gratialist
|retired soldier receiving a pension, pensioner
|-
|grdbr.
|
|gårdsbrukägare
|farm owner
|-
|grdf., grdfolk.
|
|gårdsfolk
|farmers, farm servants
|-
|grossh.
|
|grosshandlande
|wholesale dealer
|-
|grufarb.
|
|grufarbetare
|miner
|-
|grufveg.
|
|grufvegare
|mine owner
|-
|Gävl.
|
|Gävleborg
|Gävleborg (county)
|-
|Göteb.
|
|Göteborg
|Göteborg och Bohus(county)
|-
|H
|
|Kalmar
|Kalmar (county)
|-
|H.
|
|Herr
|Mr. Used only for prominent people - clergy, doctors, government officials, nobility, estate or factory owners.
|-
|h.h.
|
|hans hustru
|his wife
|-
|H., Hu.
|
|hustru
|wife
|-
|Hall.
|
|Halland
|Halland (county)
|-
|handl.
|
|handlande
|trading
|-
|hd., hdt., hds., hdr., hrds.
|
|härad (-et, -s, -er, -ers)
|court judicial district (probates)
|-
|h.eg.
|
|hemmansegare
|farm owner
|-
|hem.
|
|hemman
|farm, homestead
|-
|hem.d.
|
|hemmadotter
|unmarried daughter living at home
|-
|hem.eg., hem.äg., hemäg.
|
|hemmansegare
|farm owner
|-
|hem.s.
|
|hemmason
|unmarried son living at home
|-
|herrg., herrg:ar.
|
|herrgård (-en, -ar, -arna)
|Manorial estate
|-
|HFL
|
|husförhörslängd
|household examination
|-
|hkr.
|
|hästkrafter
|horsepower
|-
|h:n., hn.
|
|hemman
|farm, homestead
|-
|hpl., hplr.
|
|hållplats (-en, -er, erna)
|railroad stopping places
|-
|H:r.
|
|Herr, Herre
|Manor lord, squire, master, Mr., Lord
|-
|hsm., husm.
|
|husman
|crofter, cottager, tenant
|-
|hu.
|
|hustru
|wife
|-
|hush.
|
|hushållerska 
|housekeeper
|-
|hust.
|
|hustru
|wife
|-
|h.äg.
|
|hemmansägare
|farm owner
|-
|härst.
|
|härstädes
|here, at this place
|-
|I
|
|Gotland
|Gotland (county)
|-
|ib., ibid., ibm
|
|ibidem (Latin)
|the same place, the same as, same
|-
|ifr.
|
|ifrån.
|from
|-
|i.l., I.L.
|
|in loco (Latin)
|in this place
|-
|infl.
|
|inflyttad
|moved in
|-
|ing.
|
|ingenjör (-er)
|engineer
|-
|inh., inhys.
|
|inhyses
|lodger
|-
|inneh.
|
|innehåll
|contents
|-
|intend
|
|intendent
|intendent
|-
|introd.
|
|introducera
|introduce
|-
|inv.
|
|invånare
|inhabitant
|-
|jan, febr. o.s.v.
|
|Januari, Februari och så vidare
|January, February and so forth
|-
|j.arb.
|
|jernarbetare
|iron worker
|-
|j.arb.
|
|jernvägsarbetare
|railway laborer
|-
|jbr.
|
|jordbrukare
|farmer
|-
|jbrf
|
|jordbruksfastighet (-en, -er, -erna)
|farming properties
|-
|jbrv
|
|jordbrukvärde
|farming property's value
|-
|jerns.arb.
|
|jernvägsarbetare
|railway laborer
|-
|jernv.
|
|jernväg
|railway
|-
|jernvägsarb.
|
|jernvägsarbetare
|railway laborer
|-
|jernväkt.
|
|jernbaneväktare
|watchman, line keeper on railroad
|-
|jfr., jgfr.
|
|jungfru
|miss, maiden, virgin
|-
|Jlght., jlghtn., jlghtr.
|
|jordbrukslägenhet
|farming apartments
|-
|j:or.
|
|junior
|junior
|-
|jordbr.
|
|jordbrukare
|farmer
|-
|jordbruksarb.
|
|jordbruksarbetare
|farm worker, farm hand
|-
|jordk.
|
|jordkasta
|bury, buried, burial
|-
|järnv.
|
|järnväg
|Railway
|-
|jvg., jvgr.
|
|järnväg (ar)
|railroad
|-
|jvgsförb.
|
|järnvägsförbindelse (-r)
|railroad connection
|-
|jvgstn., jvgstnr.
|
|järnvägsstation (-en, -er, -erna)
|railroad station
|-
|Jäg.
|
|Jägare
|hunter, a light infantry soldier
|-
|jägm.
|
|jägmästare
|crown forester
|-
|Jönk.
|
|Jönköping
|Jönköping (county)
|-
|Jämt.
|
|Jämtland
|Jämtland (county)
|-
|K
|
|Blekinge
|Blekinge (county)
|-
|K:a.
|
|kyrka
|church
|-
|Kalm.
|
|Kalmar
|Kalmar (county)
|-
|kbfd
|
|Kyrkobokföringsdistrikt
|District of church registration
|-
|kbm.
|
|kubikmeter
|cubic meter
|-
|k.f.
|
|kvinnsfaddrar
|female sponsors at christening
|-
|kh., khde.
|
|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)
|-
|kr.
|
|kronor
|crown (monetary unit)
|-
|KRA
|
|Krigsarkivet
|Swedish National War Archives
|-
|ktg.
|
|kyrkotagning
|introduction of mother into congregation after childbirth
|-
|Kungl.Maj:t
|
|Kunglis Majestät
|the king
|-
|kv.
|
|kvinna
|woman
|-
|kvf.
|
|kvinnlig fadder
|female sponsor
|-
|kvf.
|
|Kvinnsfaddrar
|female sponsors at christening
|-
|kvkm.
|
|kvadratkilometer
|quadrant kilometer
|-
|kyrkl.
|
|kyrklig
|ecclesiastical
|-
|kyrkov.
|
|kyrkovaktare
|church officer or caretaker
|-
|kyrkovakt.
|
|kyrkovaktare
|church officer or caretaker
|-
|köp.
|
|köping (-en, -ens, -ar, -ars
|small market town
|-
|köpm.
|
|köpman
|merchant
|-
|l., l:a, La, L:a
|
|lilla
|small(er)
|-
|landsf.-distr.
|
|landsfisalsdistrikt
|land fiscal district
|-
|landsförslg.
|
|landsförsamling
|rural parish of a city
|-
|landsh.
|
|landshövding
|governor
|-
|lb.
|
|landbonde
|country farmer
|-
|lfg., lfs.
|
|landsförsamling
|rural parish of a city
|-
|lg., lärl.
|
|lärling
|apprentice
|-
|lght., lghtn., lghtr.
|
|lägenhet (-en, -er)
|apartment
|-
|lib.
|
|liberal (-a)
|liberal
|-
|Luth. Cat., Luth. Kat.
|
|Lutherska katekismen
|Lutheran Catechism
|-
|lysn.
|
|lysning
|banns
|-
|löjtn.
|
|löjtnant (-er)
|lieutenant
|-
|M
|
|Skåne
|Skåne (county)
|-
|M.
|
|man
|man, male; husband
|-
|m.
|
|man
|man, male, husband
|-
|m.
|
|mater (Latin)
|mother
|-
|m.
|
|mor, moder
|mother
|-
|m.
|
|måg
|son-in-law
|-
|m.
|
|med
|with
|-
|m., m:s.
|
|meter (-s)
|meter
|-
|Mad.
|
|Madam
|Madam. Exclusively "upper class" person
|-
|Malm.
|
|Malmöhus
|Malmöhus (county)
|-
|mams.
|
|mamsell
|miss, young lady of "upper class".
|-
|mek.
|
|mekanik
|mechanic
|-
|mell.
|
|mellersta
|middle
|-
|m.f.
|
|mansfaddrar
|male sponsors at christening
|-
|m. fl.
|
|med flera
|and several others
|-
|mil.
|
|militära
|military
|-
|mm.
|
|millimeter
|millimeter
|-
|m.m.
|
|med mera
|with others
|-
|mod., modr.
|
|moder
|mother
|-
|mod.
|
|moderat (-a)
|moderate
|-
|mort.
|
|mortua (Latin)
|deceased
|-
|motorf.
|
|motorfartyg
|motor boat
|-
|mtl.
|
|mantal
|assessed unit of land, taxation of farm
|-
|mun. samh., munsamh:en
|
|municipalsamhälle (-t, -n)
|urban district
|-
|murges.
|
|murargesäll
|journeyman bricklayer
|-
|mvh
|
|med vänlig hälsning
|with friendly greeting (best regards)
|-
|mån.
|
|månad
|month
|-
|månd., tis., o.s.v.
|
|måndag, tisdag, och så vidare
|Monday, Tuesday and so forth
|-
|mäst.
|
|mästare
|master, expert
|-
|mäst.
|
|mäster
|master, the boss
|-
|n.
|
|nata, natus (Latin)
|born
|-
|n.
|
|nomen, nomine (Latin)
|name
|-
|N
|
|Halland
|Halland (county)
|-
|N., N:a.
|
|norra
|north
|-
|nat.
|
|natur
|natural (in reference to having had smallpox)
|-
|nat.
|
|nata
|born
|-
|nattvak.
|
|nattvaktare
|night watchman
|-
|nattv.g.
|
|nattvardsgång
|communion
|-
|N.B., n.b.
|
|nya bok
|new book, (next household examination)
|-
|Ne
|
|nedre
|lower
|-
|n:m:
|
|nämndeman
|juryman, member of district court
|-
|NN., nn.
|
|nomen nescio (Latin)
|name not known
|-
|nom.
|
|nomine (Latin)
|name
|-
|n:r, nr.
|
|nummer
|number
|-
|NO.
|
|nordost
|northeast
|-
|NNO.
|
|nordnordost
|north northeast
|-
|Norrb.
|
|Norrbotten
|Norrbotten (county)
|-
|NV
|
|nordväst
|northwest
|-
|NNV
|
|nordnordväst
|north northwest
|-
|nr.
|
|nummer
|number
|-
|nup.
|
|nuptiae (Latin)
|wedding
|-
|nuv.
|
|nuvarande
|present
|-
|-
| dot., dr.  
|näml.
| dotter
|
| daughter
|nämligen
|namely, since, as
|-
|-
| dr.  
|o.
| dräng
|
| farmhand, bachelor
|och
|and
|-
|-
| drag.
|O
| dragon
|
| light cavalryman
|Västra Götaland
|Västra Götaland (county)
|-
|-
| d.v.s.  
|O.
| det vil saga
|
| that is to say
|öst
|east
|-
|-
| d.y.  
|obef.
| den yngre
|
| the younger
|obefintlig
|non-existent, absent
|-
|-
| d.ä.  
|obs.
| den äldre
|
| the older
|observera
|notice
|-
|-
| e.  
|o.d., o.ä.d.
| extra
|
| extra
|oäkta dotter
|daughter out of wedlock
|-
|-
| eg.  
|o.d.h. or o.h.h.
| egare
|
| owner
|och dess hustru or och hans hustru
|and his wife
|-
|-
| e.Kr.  
|og.
| efter Kristus
|
| after Christ
|ogift
|unmarried
|-
|-
| el.  
|ok.barnsj.
| eller
|
| or
|okänd barnsjuka
|unknown childhood disease
|-
|-
| e.m.  
|omkr.
| efter middag
|
| p.m.
|omkring
|about, around
|-
|-
| end.  
|ONO.
| endast
|
| only, if only
|ostnordost
|east northeast
|-
|-
| enk.  
|o.s. or o.ä.s.
| enka<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1220991364903_971"></span>
|
| widow
|oäkte son
|son out of wedlock
|-
|-
| enkl.  
|OSO.
| enkling
|
| widower
|ostsydost
|east southeast
|-
|-
| evang.-luth.  
|o.s.v.
| evangeliskt-lutherska
|
| evangelical lutheran
|och så vidare
|and so forth
|-
|-
| fabr.  
|., o.ä.
| fabrikör(er)
|
| manufacturer
|oäkta
|illegitimate child
|-
|-
| fad.  
|o.ä.d.
| fader
|
| father
|oäkta dotter
|illegitimate daughter
|-
|-
| fadd.  
|o.ä.s.
| fadder
|
| sponsor, witness
|oäkta son
|illegitimate son
|-
|-
| f.d.  
|p., pag.
| före detta
|
| before this
|pagina (Latin)
|page
|-
|-
| fil.dr
|p., pig
| filosofie doctor
|
| doctor of philosophy
|piga
|maid, spinster, single girl
|-
|-
| fil.mag.  
|past.
| filosofie magister
|
| master of philosophy
|pastorat
|diocese
|-
|-
| f. Kr.  
|p.b.
| före Kristus
|
| before Christ
|pigebarn
|female child
|-
|-
| fl.  
|pg., pgr.
| flicka
|
| girl, miss
|penning (-ar)
|penny (coin)
|-
|-
| f.m.  
|pgld.
| förmiddag
|
| morning, a.m.
|penningland
|penny land
|-
|-
| forts.  
|pig.
| fortsättning
|
| continuation
|piga
|maid, spinster, single girl
|-
|-
| fr.  
|postexp.
| från
|
| from
|postexpedition
|parish office
|-
|-
| fris.  
|posth.
| frisinnad (e)
|
| liberal-minded
|posthumus
|born after father's death
|-
|-
| fr. o. m.  
|prakt.
| från och med
|
| from and with
|praktiserande
|to be in practice
|-
|-
| frih.  
|prof.
| friherre, friherrar
|
| baron, lord
|professor (-er)
|professor (teacher)
|-
|-
| frkn.  
|prov.-läk.
| fröken
|
| miss of status
|provinsialläkare
|provincial doctor
|-
|-
| f. ö.  
|P.Ä.
| för övrigt
|
| for the rest
|pastorsämbete
|Pastorate, the parish office.
|-
|-
| fögd., fögder
|q.
| fögderi (er)
|
| administrative unit within county for taxing, etc.
|qvinna
|woman
|-
|-
| följ.  
|Qvf.
| följande
|
| following
|qvinnfaddrar
|female witness at christening
|-
|-
| för.  
|Qv.mil
| föräldrar
|
| parents
|qvadratmil
|square mile
|-
|-
| förb.  
|r.
| förbindelse
|
| connection
|ryttare
|cavalryman, horseman
|-
|-
| föreg.
|RA
| föregående
|
| preceding
|Riksarkivet
|Swedish National Arhies.
|-
|-
| förkl.  
|Rdr.
| förklaring
|
| explanation
|Riksdaler
|Old Swedish currency
|-
|-
|  
|reg.
förs., förslg.,
|
 
|regemente
församl.
|regiment
 
| församling
| parish, congregation&nbsp;
|-
|-
| g.  
|reg.ton.
| gift
|
| married
|registerton
|registrar
|-
|-
| g.b., G.B.  
|ren.
| gamla bok
|
| old book, previous book
|renata, renati, renatus (Latin)
|christened, baptized
|-
|-
| gl.  
|rep.verkstad.
| gammal
|
| old
|reparationsverkstad
|repair shop
|-
|-
| gd.  
|resp.
| gård
|
| farm, extate, yard
|respektive
|respective
|-
|-
| ges.  
|r:hu.
| gesäll
|
| apprentice
|ryttare hustru
|wife of a cavalrymann
|-
|-
| Gotl.  
|riksd.
| Gotland
|
| Gotland (island)
|riksdaler
|national currency
|-
|-
| grossh.  
|runst.
| grosshandlande
|
| wholesale dealer
|runstycken
|part of a rune stone
|-
|-
| '''Gävl.'''
|rymd., rymt
| Gävleborg
|
| Gävleborg (county)
|rymmande
|desertion, running away
|-
|-
| '''Göteb.'''
|rytt.
| Göteborg
|
|  
|ryttare
Göteborg och Bohus(county)
|cavalryman, horseman
 
|-
|-
| '''Hall.'''
|ryttm.
| Halland
|
| Halland (county)
|ryttmästare
|cavalry captain
|-
|-
| handl.  
|s., S.
| handlande
|
| trading
|son
|son
|-
|-
| hd., hdt., hds., hdr., hrds.  
|s.
|  
|
härad (-et, -s, -er, -ers)
|socken
 
|parish
| court judicial district (probates)
|-
|-
| hem. äg.  
|S.
| hemmansägare
|
| home owner
|söder, södra
|south
|-
|-
| herrg., herrg:ar.
|S
| herrgård (-en, -ar, -arna)  
|
| Manorial estate
|Värmland
|Värmland (county)
|-
|-
| hkr.  
|s.
| hästkrafter
|
| horsepower
|söndag
|Sunday
|-
|-
| hpl., hplr.  
|s., sal.
| hållplats (-en, -er, erna)
|
| railroad stopping places
|salig
|deceased, blessed
|-
|-
| hsm., husm.
|samn., samh:en
| husman
|
| crofter
|samhälle (-t, -n)
|community
|-
|-
| hust.
|SCB
| hustru
|
| wife
|Statistiska Centralbyrån
|Central Bureau of Statistics, "Sweden statistics"
|-
|-
| ib., ibid., ibm
|sd.
| ibidem (Latin)
|
| the same place, the same as, same
|samma dag
|same day
|-
|-
| ifr.  
|sd.
| ifrån.
|
| from
|sonsdotter
|son's daughter, granddaughter
|-
|-
| inh.  
|segelf.
| inhyses
|
| lodger
|segelfartyg
|sailing ship
|-
|-
| ing.  
|sek.
| ingenjör (-er)
|
| engineer
|sekund
|second
|-
|-
| intend
|sekr.
| intendent
|
| intendent
|sekreterare
|secretary
|-
|-
| inv.  
|sep.
| invånare
|
| inhabitant
|sepultus (Latin)
|buried
|-
|-
| jan, febr. o.s.v.
|sfg
| Januari, Februari och så vidare
|
| January, February and so forth
|stadsförsamling
|city parish
|-
|-
| jbrf
|s:ger
| jordbruksfastighet (-en, -er, -erna)
|
| farming properties
|svåger
|brother-in-law
|-
|-
| jbrv
|s:hu
| jordbrukvärde
|
| farming property's value
|soldat hustru
|soldier's wife
|-
|-
| Jlght., jlghtn., jlghtr.
|s:hu
| jordbrukslägenhet
|
| farming apartments
|sonhustru
|son's wife, daughter-in-law
|-
|-
| j:or.  
|s.k.
| junior
|
| junior
|så kallad
|so called
|-
|-
| jfr., jgfr.
|s:ka
| jungfru
|
| miss, maiden, virgin
|svägerska
|sister-in-law
|-
|-
| jvg., jvgr.  
|Skar.
| järnväg (ar)  
|
| railroad
|Skaraborg
|Skaraborg (county)
|-
|-
| jvgsförb.  
|skattm.
| järnvägsförbindelse (-r)
|
| railroad connection
|skattmästare
|tax collector
|-
|-
| jvgstn., jvgstnr.  
|Sk.Dr.
| järnvägsstation (-en, -er, -erna)
|
| railroad station
|Skånska Dragonregementet
|regiment of dragoons from Skåne
|-
|-
| jägm.  
|skgsv.
| jägmästare
|
| crown forester
|skogsvärde
|forest ranger
|-
|-
| '''Jönk.'''
|skill.
| Jönköping
|
| Jönköping county
|skilling (ar)
|monetary unit
|-
|-
| K:a.  
|skogsv.
| kyrka
|
| church
|skogsvaktare
|forest ranger
|-
|-
| '''Kalm.'''
|skom.arb.
| Kalmar
|
| Kalmar county
|skomakerarbetare
|worker in a shoemaker's shop
|-
|-
| kappl.  
|skplg.
| kappland
|
| kappland
|skeppslag
|district along the coast
|-
|-
| kbm.  
|skräd.
| kubikmeter
|
| cubic meter
|skräddare
|tailor
|-
|-
| khde.
|s:kt
| kyrkoherde
|
| parish minister
|sankt
|saint
|-
|-
| km.  
|sl.
| kilometer
|
| kilometer
|salig
|deceased, blessed
|-
|-
| kn., k:en, k:ens, k:er, k:ers
|smt
| kommun (-en, -ens, -er, -ers)
|
| municipality
|silvermynt
|Old Swedish currency, silver coin
|-
|-
| kommunal-nämndsordf.  
|sn.
| kommunalsnämndsordförande
|
| muncipality chairman
|socken
|parish
|-
|-
| kontr.  
|snesl.
| kontrakt
|
| contract (land)
|snesland
|measurement
|-
|-
| '''Kopp.'''
|SO.
| Kopparberg
|
| Kopparberg (county)
|sydost
|southeast
|-
|-
| kr.  
|soc.
| kronor
|
| crown (monetary unit)
|socialdemokratisk
|social democratic
|-
|-
| kvkm.  
|sockn.
| kvadratkilometer
|
| quadrant kilometer
|sockenman
|person who is entitled to vote in the parish
|-
|-
| kyrkl.  
|sold.
| kyrklig
|
| ecclesiastical
|soldat
|soldier
|-
|-
| köp.
|s:or
| köping (-en, -ens, -ar, -ars
|
| small market town
|senior
|senior
|-
|-
| köpm.  
|spannl.
| köpman
|
| merchant
|spannland
|old unit of measurement
|-
|-
| landsf.-distr.  
|spons.
| landsfisalsdistrikt
|
| land fiscal district
|sponsorer
|witness
|-
|-
| landsh.  
|ss.
| landshövding
|
| governor
|sonson
|son's son, grandson
|-
|-
| lfs.
|ss.
| landsförsamling
|
| rural parish of a city
|såsom
|as
|-
|-
| lg., lärl.
|SSO.
| lärling
|
| apprentice
|sydsydost
|south southeast
|-
|-
| lght., lghtn., lghtr.
|SSV
| lägenhet (-en, -er)
|
| apartment
|sydsydväst
|south southwest
|-
|-
| lib.  
|st.
| liberal (-a)
|
| liberal
|stycken
|part of
|-
|-
| löjtn.  
|St.
| löjtnant (-er)
|
| lieutenant
|stad
|city
|-
|-
| m.
|S:t, S:ta
| måg
|
| son-in-law
|Sankt
|saint
|-
|-
| m.
|S:ta, St., st., St:a
| med
|
| with
|stora
|large, big
|-
|-
| m., m:s.  
|stallm.
| meter (-s)
|
| meter
|stallmästare
|master stableman
|-
|-
| m.m.  
|stbhs.
| med mera
|
| with more
|stärbhus
|estate of the deceased
|-
|-
| mams.
|st:dr
| mamsell
|
| miss, young lady
|statdräng
|farm laborer
|-
|-
| mek.  
|stds.
| mekanik
|
| mechanic
|standard
|standard
|-
|-
| mell.  
|Sthlm.
| mellersta
|
| middle
|Stockholm
|Stockholm (county)
|-
|-
| m. fl.  
|stn., stnr.
| med flere
|
| with many
|station (-en, -er, -erna)
|station
|-
|-
| mil.  
|stud.
| militära
|
| military
|student
|student
|-
|-
| mm.  
|susc.
| millimeter
|
| millimeter
|susceptrix (Latin)
|godmother, female sponsor
|-
|-
| mod., modr.
|SV
| moder
|
| mother
|sydväst
|southwest
|-
|-
| mod.  
|sv.
| moderat (-a)
|
| moderate
|svensk
|Swedish
|-
|-
| motorf.  
|Svf., Sv:f,
| motorfartyg
|
| motor boat
|svärfar, svärfader
|father-in-law
|-
|-
| mtl.  
|Svm., sv:m
| mantal
|
| tax unit of property
|svärmor
|mother-in-law
|-
|-
| mun. samh., munsamh:en
|Svåg.
| municipalsamhälle (-t, -n)
|
| urban district
|Svåger
|brother-in-law
|-
|-
| månd., tis., o.s.v.  
|Sväg.
| måndag, tisdag, och så vidare
|
| Monday, Tuesday and so forth
|Svägerska
|Sister-in-law
|-
|-
| mäst.
|Svärf.
| mästare
|
| master, expert
|Svärfader
|father-in-law
|-
|-
| mäst.
|Svärm.
| mäster
|
| master, the boss
|Svärmoder
|mother-in-law
|-
|-
| N.  
|sy., syst.
| norr
|
| north
|syster
|sister
|-
|-
| NO.  
|s.å.
| nordost
|
| northeast
|samma år
|same year
|-
|-
| NNO.  
|Söder.
| nordnordost
|
| north northeast
|Södermanland
|Södermanland (county)
|-
|-
| NV
|t.
| nordväst
|
| northwest
|testes (Latin)
|witnesses or sponsors at christening
|-
|-
| NNV
|T
| nordnordväst
|
| north northwest
|Örebro
|Örebro (county)
|-
|-
| nr.  
|takt.
| nummer
|
| number
|taktäckare
|tiler, slater, shingler, thatcher, roofer
|-
|-
| nuv.  
|tandläk.
| nuvarande
|
| present
|tandläkare
|dentist
|-
|-
| O.  
|tax.
| öst
|
| east
|taxera
|assess, tax
|-
|-
| ONO.  
|tax.v.
| ostnordost
|
| east northeast
|taxeringsvärde
|assessed value
|-
|-
| OSO.  
|test.
| ostsydost
|
| east southeast
|testes (Latin)
|witnesses or sponsors at baptism
|-
|-
| o.  
|t.ex.
| och
|
| and
|till exempel
|for example
|-
|-
| omkr.  
|tg.
| omkring
|
| about, around
|tingslag
|judicial district
|-
|-
| o.s.v.  
|tgslg.
| och så vidare
|
| and so forth
|tingslag
|court district
|-
|-
| past.  
|t.h.
| pastorat
|
| diocese
|till höger
|on the right side
|-
|-
| pg., pgr.  
|tills.
| genning (-ar)
|
| penny (coin)
|tillsammans
|together
|-
|-
| pgld.  
|tillverkn.
| penningland
|
| penny land
|tillverkning
|manufactured
|-
|-
| postexp.  
|tj.
| postexpedition
|
| parish office
|tjäna
|(to) serve, work
|-
|-
| prakt.  
|tnld.
| praktiserande
|
| to be in practice
|tunnland
|Swedish acre
|-
|-
| prof.  
|t.o.m.
| professor (-er)
|
| professor (teacher)
|till och med
|including
|-
|-
| prov.-läk.  
|tomt-o. industriv
| provinsialläkare
|
| provincial doctor
|tomt o. industrivärde
|store value of merchandise
|-
|-
| reg.ton.  
|torp., tp.
| registerton
|
| registrar
|torpare
|crofter, peasant
|-
|-
| rep.verkstad.  
|trol.
| reparationsverkstad
|
| repair shop
|trolofvad
|betrothed, engaged
|-
|-
| resp.
|trädgårdsmäst,
| respektive
|
| respective
|trädgårdsmästare
|gardener
|-
|-
| riksd.  
|tunnl.
| riksdaler
|
| national currency
|tunnland
|measurement (Swedish acre)
|-
|-
| runst.  
|t.v.
| runstycken
|
| part of a rune stone
|till vänster
|to the left
|-
|-
| ryttm.  
|t.v.
| ryttmästare
|
| cavalry captain
|tills vidare
|until further notice
|-
|-
| S.  
|txv., txvn.
| söder
|
| south
|taxeringsvärde
|assessed value
|-
|-
| SO.  
|Ty.
| sydost
|
| southeast
|Tysk
|German
|-
|-
| SSO.  
|u.
| sydsydost
|
| south southeast
|under
|under; at; during, while, wonder, miracle
|-
|-
| SV.  
|u.
| sydväst
|
| southwest
|unge
|the younger
|-
|-
| SSV
|U
| sydsydväst
|
| south southwest
|Västmanland
|Västmanland (county)
|-
|-
| samh., samh:en
|uk., ungk.
| samhälle (-t, -n)
|
| community
|ungkarl
|bachelor, single man
|-
|-
| segelf.  
|u.m.
| segelfartyg
|
| sailing ship
|utom mantal
|not included in the taxation census register
|-
|-
| sek.  
|u.n.u.
| sekund
|
| second
|utan namn under
|without name under
|-
|-
| sekr.  
|undant.enka
| sekreterare
|
| secretary
|undantagsmans enka
|widow of an undantagsman
|-
|-
| s.k.  
|undt.
| så kallad
|
| so called
|undantagsman
|previous farm owner receiving his livelihood/support from the person to whom the farm now belongs (usually related, as in father and son).
|-
|-
| '''Skar.'''
|ung.
| Skaraborg
|
| Skaraborg (county)
|ungefär
|about, approximately
|-
|-
| skattm.  
|ungk.
| Skattmästare
|
| tax collector
|ungkarl
|bachelor, single man
|-
|-
| snkgsv (?)
|u.p.a.
| skogsvärde
|
| forest ranger
|utan personligt ansvar
|without personal responsibility
|-
|-
| skill.  
|uppf.
| skilling (ar)  
|
| monetary unit
|uppförd (-a, -es, uppfört)
|behavior
|-
|-
| snesl.  
|Upps.
| snesland
|
| measurement
|Uppsala
|Uppsala (county)
|-
|-
| soc.  
|U.R.
| socialdemokratisk
|
| social democratic
|ute roten
|outlying district, old expression for the outer districk of parish
|-
|-
| s:or
|utfl
| senior
|
| senior
|utflyttad
|moved out
|-
|-
| spannl.  
|u.ä.
| spannland
|
| measurement
|utom äktenskap
|outside of marriage
|-
|-
| st.  
|v.
| stycken
|
| part of
|vice
|assistant
|-
|-
| stallm.  
|v.
| stallmästare
|
| master stableman
|vaccinera
|(to) vaccinate
|-
|-
| stbhs.  
|V.
| sterbhus
|
| death house
|väster
|west
|-
|-
| stds.  
|vacc.
| standard
|
| standard
|vaccinera
|(to) vaccinate
|-
|-
| '''Sthlm.'''
|vb
| Stockholm
|
| Stockholm (county)
|vigselbok
|marriage book/register
|-
|-
| stn., stnr.  
|VNV.
| station (-en, -er, -erna)
|
| station
|västnordväst
|west northwest
|-
|-
| S:t.  
|VSV.
| Sankt
|
| saint
|västsydväst
|west southwest
|-
|-
| s.å.  
|vard.
| samma år
|
| same year
|vardag
|weekday
|-
|-
| tankläk.  
|vägh.-dist.
| tandläkare
|
| dentist
|väghållningsdistrikt
|highway district
|-
|-
| t.ex.  
|välb.
| till exempel
|
| for example
|välboren
|honorable
|-
|-
| tgslg.  
|Värml.
| tingslag
|
| court district
|Värmland
|Värmland (county)
|-
|-
| t.h.  
|Västerb.
| till höger
|
| on the right side
|Västerbotten
|Västerbotten (county)
|-
|-
| tillverkn
|Västern.
| tilverkning (one l or two?)  
|
| manufactured
|Västernorrland
|Västernorrland (county)
|-
|-
| tomt-o. industriv
|Västm.
| tomt o. industrivärde
|
| store value of merchandise
|Västmanland
|Västmanland (county)
|-
|-
| trädgårdsmäst,
|W
| trädgårdmästare
|
| gardener
|Dalarna
|Dalarna (county)
|-
|-
| tunnl.
|X
| tunnland
|
|  
|Gävleborg
<br>
|Gävleborg (county)
 
measurement<br>
 
|-
|-
| t.v.
|Xbr
| till vänster
|
| to the left
|December (Latin)
|December
|-
|-
|  
|y.
txv., txvn.
|
 
|yngste
| taxergindsvärde
|the youngest
| assessed value
|-
|-
| ung.
|Y
| ungefär
|
| about
|Västernorrland
|Västernorrland (county)
|-
|-
| u.p.a.  
|yngl.
| utan personligt ansvar
|
| without personal responsibility
|yngling
|young man, youth
|-
|-
| uppf.  
|yst.
| uppförd (-a, -es, uppfört)
|
| behavior
|yngste
|the youngest
|-
|-
| '''Upps.'''
|Z
| Uppsala
|
| Uppsala (county)
|Jämtland
|Jämtland (county)
|-
|-
| utj.  
|åb., åbo.
| utjord
|
| out land
|åborätt
|tenant right, hereditary lease
|-
|-
| v.  
|ångb.förb.
| vice
|
| assistant
|ångbåtsförbindelse
|steamship connection
|-
|-
| V.
|ä
| väster
|
| west
|änka
|widow
|-
|-
| VNV.  
|ä.
| västnordväst
|
| west northwest
|äldste
|the oldest
|-
|-
| VSV.  
|äg.
| västsydväst
|
| west southwest
|ägare
|owner
|-
|-
| vard.  
|äkt.
| vardag
|
| weekday
|äktenskap
|marriage, wedlock, matrimony
|-
|-
| vägh.-dist.  
|Älvsb.
| väghållningsdistrikt
|
|  
|Älvsborg
|Älvsborg (county)
|-
|-
| '''Värml.'''
|änk.
| Värmland
|
| Värmland (county)
|änka
|widow
|-
|-
| '''Västm.'''
|änkl.
| Västmanland
|
| Västmanland (county)
|änkling
|widower
|-
|-
| ångb.förb.  
|äst.
| ångbåtsförbindelse
|
| steamship connection
|äldste
|the oldest
|-
|-
| äg.  
|Ö., Ö:a
| ägare
|
| owner
|östra
|east, eastern
|-
|-
| '''Älvsb.'''
|Öf
| Älvsborg
|
| Älvsborg (county)
|öfra
|upper
|-
|-
| Ö.  
|ö.h.
| öst
|
| east
|över havet
|upper harbor
|-
|-
| ö.h.  
|Ör.
| över havet
|
| upper harbor
|Örebro
|Örebro (county)
|-
|-
| '''Ör'''.
|öresl
| Örebro
|
| Örebro (county)
|Öresland
|measurement
|-
|-
| öresl
|Östg.
| Öresland
|
| measurement
|Östergötland
|Östergötland (county)
|-
|-
| '''Östg.'''
|Öv
| Östergötland
|
| Östergötland (county)
|övre
|upper
|}
|}


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