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Swedish Genealogical Word List (view source)
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Swedish is a Germanic language like Danish, Norwegian, and Icelandic. A major spelling and grammar reform was introduced in Sweden in 1917. The spelling section in "Language Characteristics" below, along with the English to Swedish Word list are designed to help you find the words you need. <br> | Swedish is a Germanic language like Danish, Norwegian, and Icelandic. A major spelling and grammar reform was introduced in Sweden in 1917. The spelling section in "Language Characteristics" below, along with the English to Swedish Word list are designed to help you find the words you need. <br> | ||
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|+ Links to Swedish Genealogical Words ('''Swedish to English''' by the first letter) | |+ Links to Swedish Genealogical Words ('''Swedish to English''' by the first letter) | ||
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|+ Links to '''English to Swedish''' Genealogical Words (alphabetical by the first letter) | |+ Links to '''English to Swedish''' Genealogical Words (alphabetical by the first letter) | ||
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In Swedish, as in English, the forms of some words will vary according to how they are used in a sentence. ''Who—whose—whom'' or ''marry—marries— married'' are examples of words in English with variant forms. The endings of a word in a document may differ from those in this list. Also, vowels sometimes have diacritical marks indicating a variant spelling of a Swedish word (for example the conjugation of a verb.) Note the following examples: | In Swedish, as in English, the forms of some words will vary according to how they are used in a sentence. ''Who—whose—whom'' or ''marry—marries— married'' are examples of words in English with variant forms. The endings of a word in a document may differ from those in this list. Also, vowels sometimes have diacritical marks indicating a variant spelling of a Swedish word (for example the conjugation of a verb.) Note the following examples: | ||
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| ''man <br>mannen <br>män <br>männen'' | | ''man <br>mannen <br>män <br>männen'' | ||
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| align="right" | '''''ä <br>i <br>j <br>k <br>t <br>v <br>tj <br>sk <br>s''''' | | align="right" | '''''ä <br>i <br>j <br>k <br>t <br>v <br>tj <br>sk <br>s''''' | ||
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Examples: | Examples: | ||
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| align="right" | ''änka <br>mjölnare <br>kärr'' | | align="right" | ''änka <br>mjölnare <br>kärr'' | ||
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For example, in the first column you will find the English word ''marriage''. In the second column you will find Swedish words with meanings such as ''marry, marriage, wedding, wedlock, unite, legitimate, joined,''and other words used in Swedish records to indicate marriage. | For example, in the first column you will find the English word ''marriage''. In the second column you will find Swedish words with meanings such as ''marry, marriage, wedding, wedlock, unite, legitimate, joined,''and other words used in Swedish records to indicate marriage. | ||
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| English <br>banns <br>birth <br>burial <br>child <br>christening <br>clerical survey <br>confirmation <br>death <br>father <br>female <br>household, examination roll <br>husband <br>index <br>male <br>marriage <br>military <br>mother <br>moving in <br>moving out <br>name, given <br>name, surname <br>parents <br>parish <br>probate <br>wife <br>year | | | ||
| Swedish <br>lysning <br>födda, födde, född, födelse <br>begravning <br>barn <br>döpta, döpte, döpt, döpelse, dop <br>husförhörslängd <br>konfirmation <br>döda, döde, död, avliden, avsomna <br>far, fader <br>kvinnkön, kvinna <br>husförhörslängd, förhör <br>man, make <br>register <br>mankön, man <br>vigda, vigde, vigd, vigsel, gift, gifte, giftermål, bröllop, brudfolk <br>militär, soldat <br>mor, moder <br>inflyttning <br>utflyttning <br>förnamn <br>efternamn <br>föräldrar <br>socken, församling, kommun <br>boupptekning <br>hustru, maka <br>år | English <br>banns <br>birth <br>burial <br>child <br>christening <br>clerical survey <br>confirmation <br>death <br>father <br>female <br>household, examination roll <br>husband <br>index <br>male <br>marriage | ||
<br>military <br>mother <br>moving in <br>moving out <br>name, given <br>name, surname <br>parents <br>parish <br>probate <br>wife <br>year | |||
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Swedish <br>lysning <br>födda, födde, född, födelse <br>begravning <br>barn <br>döpta, döpte, döpt, döpelse, dop <br>husförhörslängd <br>konfirmation <br>döda, döde, död, avliden, avsomna <br>far, fader <br>kvinnkön, kvinna <br>husförhörslängd, förhör <br> | |||
man, make <br>register <br>mankön, man <br>vigda, vigde, vigd, vigsel, gift, gifte, giftermål, bröllop, brudfolk <br>militär, soldat <br>mor, moder <br>inflyttning <br>utflyttning <br>förnamn <br>efternamn <br>föräldrar <br>socken, församling, kommun <br>boupptekning <br>hustru, maka <br>år | |||
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