Swedish Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Term
Definition
A
a
a.a.
abs.
abs.
a.d.
adm.
afg.
afl.
afsk.
a.n.
anm.
arb.
arb.bet.
arrend.
afskr.
anno (latin)
ad acta (latin)
absens (latin)
absolvera
anno domini (latin)
admitterad
afgång
afliden
afskedade
ante nuptius (latin)
anmärkning
arbetare
arbetsbetyg
arrend.arrendator
afskrift
year
to the record
absent
(to) absolve
in the year of the Lord
confirmed
decease, depart to, departure
(to) expire, die
discharged, resigned
illegitimate, birth before marriage
remark, annotation
worker, laborer
work permit
tenant farmer, leaseholder
transcript
B
b.
backst.
bonde
backstugesittare
bar.
B.B.
beg., begr.
bg., blg.
bl.a.
bond.
br.
barn
bär barnet
begraven
bergslag
farmer, peasant
owner of a small cottage and a small piece
of land
child, children
carried the child at christening
buried
region abounding in mines; mountain
district
among other things
farmer, peasant
user, employer; farmer, tenant
c:a, ca.
caut.
cop., copul.
cr.
cirka
cautionister
copulerad
crono
cr.h.
crono hem
about, approximately
witness
married
pertaining to the crown (government),
crown owned
crown owned home
D
D.
d.
d.b.
d.h.
D.M.
Dmca.,Dnca.
D:o
Dr.
dr.
dr.,drg
Drag.
dtr.
d.v.s.
d.y.
dotter
den
denna bok
dess hustru
danneman
Dominica (latin)
dito
doktor
dotter
dräng
dragon
dotter
det vill säga
den yngre
daughter
the
this book (current clerical survey)
his wife
gentleman, farmer
Sunday
ditto
doctor
daughter
farmhand, bachelor
light cavalryman, dragoon
daughter
that is, i.e.
the younger
E
eg.
e.Kr.
e.m.
enk.
enkl.
egare
efter Kristi födelse
eftermiddag
enka
enkl.
owner
A.D.
afternoon, P.M.
widow
widower
C
bland annat
bonde
brukare
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Swedish Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Term
Definition
f.
fadder
f.
fad.
fadd.
fader, dotter (filia), son (filius)
fader
fadder
fam.
fast.
f.d.
f.Kr.
f.m.
forts.
frånv.
förs.
försv.
familj
fastighet
före detta
före Kristi födelse
förmiddag
fortsättning
frånvarande
församling
försvarslös
fört.
förteckning
sponsor, godfather godmother,
witness at christening
father, daugther, son
father
sponsor, godfather, godmother,
witness at christening
family
real estate
formerly
B.C.
morning, forenoon, A.M.
continuation
absent
parish, congregation
person without guardian or legal
protection, vagrant
list, catalog, index
G
g.
gam.
G.B.
gd.
gdm.
ges.
gl.
g.m.
grat.
grufarb.
grufveg.
gift
gamla
gamla bok
gård
gudmoder
gesäll
gammal
gift med
gratialist
grufarbetare
grufvegare
married
old
old book (previous clerical survey)
farm, estate, yard, court; house
godmother
apprentice
old
married to
pensioner
miner
mine owner
H
H.
H., h.
h.a.
hd.
h.eg.
H:r
hsm., husm.
härst.
herr
hustru
hujus anno (latin)
härad
hemmansegare
herr
husman
härstädes
Mr., lord, squire, master
wife
same year
civil district, county
farm owner
Mr., lord
cottager, crofter, tenant
here, at a given location
I
ib., ibid.
id.
idm.
i.l.
inh.
ibidem (latin)
idem (latin)
idim (latin)
in loco (latin)
inhyses
the same place, the same as, same
the same
same
in this place
lodger
J
jbr.,jordbr.
jfr.
jordbrukare
jungfru
farmer
Miss, maiden, virgin
K
k.f.
khde
K.Maj:t
kr.
Kongl.Maj:t
Kungl.Maj:t
kv.
kyrkov.
kvinnsfaddrar
kyrkoherde
Kunglig Majestät
kronor
Kunglig Majestät
Kunglig Majestät
kvinna
kyrkovaktare
female sponsors at christening
parish minister, parson
the King
crown (Swedish currency)
the King
the King
woman
church officer or caretaker
F
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Swedish Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Term
Definition
L
l., l:a
landsförslg
lfs.
lärl.
lilla
landsförsamling
landsförsamling
lärling
little
rural parish of a city
rural parish of a city
apprentice
M
m.
m.
m.fl.
m.m.
mod., modr.
mort.
mtl.
mån.
mäst.
man
mater
med flera
med meras
moder
mortua (latin)
mantal
månad
mäster, mästare
man, male, husband
(latin) mother
and several others
and my others
mother
deceased
assessed unit of land, taxation of farm
month
master expert, the boss
N
n.
.n.
N:a, n.
Nat.
natus (latin)
nomine (latin)
norra
natur
nat.
N.B.
nb
NN
nom.
n:r
nup.
nata (latin)
nya bok
nota bene (latin)
nomen nescio (latin)
nomine (latin)
nummer
nuptiae (latin)
born
name
north
natural (in reference to having had
smallpox)
born
new book
note well
name not known
name
number
wedding
O
o.
.og.
osv.
oä.
och
ogift
och så vidare
oäkta
and
unmarried
and so forth
illegitimate child
P
p., pag.
p.
p., pig.
pagina (latin)
pater (latin)
piga
page
father
maid, spinster, single girl
Q
q.
Qvf
Qv.mil.
qvinna
qvinnfaddrar
qvadratmil
woman
female sponsors at christening
square mile
R
r., rytt.
reg.
ren.
Rdr
ryttaren
regemente
renata (latin)
riksdaler
cavalryman, horseman
regiment
christened, baptized
“dollar” (old Swedish currency)
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Swedish Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Term
Definition
S
s.
s., sn
s.
S, s, sö
sal.
sep.
s.k.
skplg.
skräd.
snh
sold.
spons.
S:t
St.
son
socken
söndag
södra
salig
sepultus (latin)
så kallad
skeppslag
skräddare
socken
soldat
sponsorer
sankt
stora
stud.
susc.
sv:f
sv:m
syst.
student
susceptrix (latin)
svärfar
svärmorw
syster
son
parish
Sunday
south, southern
deceased, blessed
buried
so called
district along the coast
tailor
parish
soldier
witnesses
saint
large, big (name for the large
part of a place)
student
godmother
father-in-law
mother-in-law
sister
T
t.
tax..
test.
t.ex.
tg.
t.o.m.
torp., tp.
trol.d
ty.
testes (latin)
taxera
testes (latin)
till exempel
tingslag
till och med
torpare
trolofvad
tysk
witnesses or sponsors at baptism
(to) assess, tax
witnesses or sponsors at baptism
for example
judicial district, (assize) division
including
crofter, cottager, peasant
betrothed, engaged
German
U
u.
undt..
under
undantagsman
ung.
ungefär
under; at; during, while; wonder, miracle
previous farm owner receiving his
livelihood/support from the person to
whom the farm now belong (usually
related, as in father and son)
about, approximately
V
v., vacc.
V:a, v:a, v
välb.
vaccinera
västra
välboren
(to) vaccinate
west, western
honorable
Å
Åb.
åborätt
tenant right, hereditary lease
Ä
ä.
äkt..
änk.
änkl.
änka
äktenskap
änka
änkling
widow
marriage, wedlock, matrimony
widow
widower
Ö
Ö:a, ö
östra
east, eastern
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