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anno (latin) |
year |
| a.a. |
ad acta (latin) |
to the record |
| abs. |
absens (latin) |
absent |
| abs. |
absolvera |
(to) absolve |
| a.d. |
anno domini (latin) |
in the year of the Lord |
| adm. |
admitterad |
confirmed |
| afg. |
afgång |
decease, depart to, departure |
| afl. |
afliden |
(to) expire, die |
| afsk. |
afskedade |
discharged, resigned |
| a.n. |
ante nuptius (latin) |
illegitimate, birth before marriage |
| anm. |
anmärkning |
remark, annotation |
| arb. |
arbetare |
worker, laborer |
| arb.bet. |
arbetsbetyg |
work permit |
| arrend. |
arrendator |
tenant farmer, leaseholder |
| afskr. |
afskrift |
transcript |
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| afvittring |
assignment (of an inheritance) |
| afliden, avliden |
deceased |
| agnatus (latin) |
relationship through male line |
| agricola (latin) |
farmer |
| allmoge |
peasantry, country people |
| amma |
wet nurse |
| arbetare |
worker, laborer |
| arbetskarl |
laborer, journeyman |
| arf, arv |
inheritance, patrimony |
| arkiv |
office of records, archives |
| arfvinge, arvinge |
heir |
| arfskifte, avrskifte |
distribution of inheritance |
| attest |
certificate, testimony, attestation |
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| b. |
bonde |
farmer, peasant |
| backst. |
backstugesittare |
owner of a small cottage and a small piece of land |
| bar. |
barn |
child, children |
| B.B. |
bär barnet |
carried the child at christening |
| beg., begr. |
begraven |
buried |
| bg., blg. |
bergslag |
region abounding in mines; mountain district |
| bl.a. |
bland annat |
among other things |
| bond. |
bonde |
farmer, peasant |
| br. |
brukare |
user, employer; farmer, tenant |
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| barn |
child, children |
| barnbarn |
grandchild, grandchildren |
| barndop |
christening |
| barnhus |
orphanage |
| barnmorska |
midwife |
| barnsäng |
childbed, lying in |
| befallningshafvande |
commander, chief |
| befallningsman |
bailiff, headman |
| bergmästare |
mine master or foreman |
| bergsfogde |
bailiff of mines |
| bergslag |
region abounding in mines; mountain district |
| bergsman |
miner |
| besittningsrätt |
right of possession |
| besökare |
visitor; customs official |
| betyg |
certificate |
| bevis |
proof, testimony; certificate, attest; confirmation;
voucher |
| bevistat (läs)förhör |
present at household examination (clerical survey) |
| boddräng |
servant in shop |
| bodgosse |
shopkeeper’s assistant, shopboy |
| bokförare |
bookkeeper, clerk |
| bonddräng |
farm hand |
| bonde |
farmer, peasant |
| broder |
brother |
| bror |
brother |
| brud |
bride |
| brudgum |
bridegroom |
| brukare |
user, employer; farmer, tenant |
| bruksegare |
factory manager; factory inspector |
| bänklängd |
pew lists |
| bär barnet |
carried the child at christening |
| bödel |
executioner, hangman |
| böndag |
fast day |
| böta |
(to) pay a fine |
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cirka |
about, approximately |
| caut. |
cautionister |
witness |
| cop., copul. |
copulerad |
married |
| cr. |
crono |
pertaining to the crown (government), crown owned |
| cr.h. |
crono hem |
crown owned home |
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| cantor |
organist, choir director |
| cognatus (latin) |
related |
| conjugata (latin) |
married |
| copulatus (latin) |
married, marriage |
| copulerad |
married |
| crono |
pertaining to the crown |
| crono hem |
crown owned home |
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dotter |
daughter |
| d. |
den |
the |
| d.b. |
denna bok |
this book (current clerical survey) |
| d.h. |
dess hustru |
his wife |
| D.M. |
danneman |
gentleman, farmer |
| Dmca.,Dnca. |
Dominica (latin) |
Sunday |
| D:o |
dito |
ditto |
| Dr. |
doktor |
doctor |
| dr. |
dotter |
daughter |
| dr.,drg |
dräng |
farmhand, bachelor |
| Drag. |
dragon |
light cavalryman, dragoon |
| dtr. |
dotter |
daughter |
| d.v.s. |
det vill säga |
that is, i.e. |
| d.y. |
den yngre |
the younger |
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| dagsverkare |
day laborer |
| danneman |
gentleman, farmer |
| datum |
date |
| de fattigas andel |
the poor’s share |
| den döptes namn |
the baptized’s name |
| den yngre |
the younger |
| den äldre |
the older |
| dies (latin) |
day |
| difteri |
diphtheria |
| direktör |
general manager, vice president |
| disponent |
(acting) manager |
| distrikt |
district |
| dito |
ditto |
| diverse |
diverse, various, sundry |
| doktor |
doctor |
| dombok |
book of judgments |
| domkyrka |
cathedral |
| domprost |
pastor in a cathedral parish |
| domsaga |
jurisdictional district |
| dop |
baptism |
| dopattest |
certificate of baptism |
| doplängd |
record of baptism |
| dopvittne |
sponsor at a baptism |
| dotter |
daughter |
| dragon |
light cavalryman, dragoon |
| drunknad |
drowned |
| dräng |
farmhand, bachelor, young man |
| död |
dead |
| död- och begravnings-bok, -böcker |
death and burial book, books |
| dödsdag |
day of death |
| dödslängd |
record of death |
| dödsorsak |
cause of death |
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| eg. |
egare |
owner |
| e.Kr. |
efter Kristi födelse |
A.D. |
| e.m. |
eftermiddag |
afternoon, P.M. |
| enk. |
enka |
widow |
| enkl. |
enkeman |
widower |
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| efterlefvande |
surviving |
| efternamn |
surname |
| egare, ägare |
owner |
| embetsman, ämbetsman |
official (public or government) |
| emeritus |
emeritus |
| emigrera |
(to) emigrate |
| enka, änka |
widow |
| enkefru, änkefru |
widow (lady) |
| enkeman, änkeman |
widower |
| enkling, änkling |
widower |
| enskild |
private, individual |
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fadder |
sponsor, godfather godmother, witness at christening |
| f. |
fader, dotter (filia), son (filius) |
father, daugther, son |
| fad. |
fader |
father |
| fadd. |
fadder |
sponsor, godfather, godmother, witness at christening |
| fam. |
familj |
family |
| fast. |
fastighet |
real estate |
| f.d. |
före detta |
formerly |
| f.Kr. |
före Kristi födelse |
B.C. |
| f.m. |
förmiddag |
morning, forenoon, A.M. |
| forts. |
fortsättning |
continuation |
| frånv. |
frånvarande |
absent |
| förs. |
församling |
parish, congregation |
| försv. |
försvarslös |
person without guardian or legal protection, vagrant |
| fört. |
förteckning |
list, catalog, index |
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| fabrik |
factory, mill |
| fadder |
sponsor, godfather, godmother, witness at christening |
| fader |
father |
| fallsjuka |
epilepsy |
| familj |
family |
| far |
father |
| farbror |
father’s brother, uncle |
| farfar |
father’s father, grandfather |
| farmor |
father’s mother, grandmother |
| fastedag |
day of fasting |
| fattig |
poor |
| fattigdom |
poverty, want |
| fattighjon |
pauper |
| fattighus |
poorhouse |
| fattigkassa |
fund for the relief of the poor |
| filia (latin) |
daughter |
| filius (latin) |
son |
| finsk |
Finnish |
| fiskare |
fisherman |
| fjärdingsman |
petty (parish) constable |
| flicka |
girl |
| fogde |
county-steward, bailiff |
| folio |
page |
| folkräkning |
census |
| folkskola |
common (elementary) school |
| forskare |
inquirer, researcher, scientist |
| fosterbarn |
foster child or foster children |
| frater (latin) |
brother |
| fregdebetyg |
certificate of character |
| frejd |
character |
| frelse, frälse |
free, noble (person); free from tax |
| frelsegård |
tax-exempt farm |
| frelsehemman |
tax-exempt farm |
| friherre |
baron |
| frikyrka |
free church |
| fru |
mistress, madam, Mrs, wife |
| fruntimmer |
female creature, used to describe an unmarried girl
who has mothered a child |
| fullmäktig |
attorney |
| fältpräst, feltprest |
field preacher, army chaplain |
| fältskär, feltskär |
barber surgeon |
| fängelse, fengelse |
prison |
| föda |
(to) give birth to |
| födelse |
birth |
| födelsebok |
birth book |
| födelseort |
place of birth |
| förfader |
forefather |
| förhörsbok |
examination book |
| förlofvning |
betrothal, engagement |
| förmyndare |
guardian |
| församling |
parish,congregation |
| församling och socken |
congregation and parish |
| församlingsbok |
parish record book |
| förstår |
understand |
| försvarlig |
justifiable, irreproachable |
| försvarslös |
person without guardian or legal protection, vagrant |
| förteckning |
list, catalog, index |
| förvaltare |
administrator, steward |
| föräldrar |
parents |
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| g. |
gift |
married |
| gam. |
gamla |
old |
| G.B. |
gamla bok |
old book (previous clerical survey) |
| gd. |
gård |
farm, estate, yard, court; house |
| gdm. |
gudmoder |
godmother |
| ges. |
gesäll |
apprentice |
| gl. |
gammal |
old |
| g.m. |
gift med |
married to |
| grat. |
gratialist |
pensioner |
| grufarb. |
grufarbetare |
miner |
| grufveg. |
grufvegare |
mine owner |
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| gammal |
old |
| garfvare, garvare |
tanner |
| gelbgjutare |
brassfounder, brazier |
| genealog |
genealogist |
| gesäll |
apprentice |
| gift |
married; poison |
| giftermål |
marriage ceremony |
| giftoman |
bride’s sponsor; guardian, he who has the
right to give a young woman in marriage |
| giftorätt |
a wife’s share of the estate of her husband |
| gjutare |
foundry worker |
| glasblåsare |
glassblower |
| gods |
goods; property |
| godsegare, godsägare |
estate owner, landed proprietor |
| gosse |
boy |
| graf, grav |
grave, sepulchre |
| granne |
neighbor |
| grefve, greve |
count |
| grekiskkatolsk |
Eastern Orthodox |
| grofsmed, grovsmed |
blacksmith |
| grosshandlare |
wholesale merchant |
| grufarbetare, gruvarbetare |
miner |
| grufdräng, gruvdräng |
mine worker |
| gruffogde, gruvfogde |
overseer of a mine, mine captain |
| gruffolk, gruvfolk |
miners |
| guddotter |
goddaughter |
| gudfader |
godfather |
| gudmoder |
godmother |
| gudstjenst, gudstjänst |
religious service |
| guldsmed |
goldsmith |
| gumma |
old woman |
| gård |
farm, estate; yard, court; house |
| gårdfarihandlare |
peddler, hawker of goods and wares |
| gårdsbrukare |
farm worker |
| gårdsdräng |
hostler, farm servant |
| gårdsegare, gårdsägare |
owner of farm |
| gårdsfolk |
farm servants |
| gårdskarl |
farmhand |
| gäld |
debt |
| gästgifvare |
innkeeper |
| göra dagsverke |
to day work (on a farm) |
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herr |
Mr., lord, squire, master |
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hustru |
wife |
| h.a. |
hujus anno (latin) |
same year |
| hd. |
härad |
civil district, county |
| h.eg. |
hemmansegare |
farm owner |
| H:r |
herr |
Mr., lord |
| hsm., husm. |
husman |
cottager, crofter, tenant |
| härst. |
härstädes |
here, at a given location |
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| hammarskatt |
tax paid for forged iron |
| hamnfogde |
water bailiff, overseer of harbor |
| handelsbetjent |
merchant’s clerk, shopman |
| handelsbiträde |
clerk in a shop |
| handelsbokhållare |
merchant’s clerk, bookkeeper |
| handelsidkare |
trader |
| hattmakare |
hatmaker |
| hembygd |
native place |
| hemmansbrukare |
farmer |
| hemmansegare |
farm owner |
| herr |
Mr., lord |
| herrgård |
manorial estate |
| hinderslös |
free, unhindered (to travel/marry) |
| hjelpkarl |
charman |
| hjonelag |
matrimony |
| hofrätt, hovrätt |
circuit court of appeal |
| hofslagare, hovslagare |
farrier |
| hosta |
(to) cough; cough |
| hufvudarvinge |
chief heir |
| husbonde |
small farmer; head of household |
| husdräng |
man servant |
| husegare, husägare |
proprietor of a house |
| husförhör |
household exemination |
| husförhörslängd |
household exemination (clerical) |
| husman |
cottager, crofter, tenant |
| huspiga |
housemaid |
| hustru |
wife |
| hyresgäst |
lodger |
| hytta |
smeltery, foundry |
| håll och stygn |
pneumonia |
| hälftenbrukare |
farmer who pays half the profit of the land let
to him |
| häradsfogde |
bailiff of a district |
| häradshöfding |
justice of a district |
| häradsrätt |
district court |
| häradsskrifvare |
clerk of a district |
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ibidem (latin) |
the same place, the same as, same |
| id. |
idem (latin) |
the same |
| idm. |
idim (latin) |
same |
| i.l. |
in loco (latin) |
in this place |
| inh. |
inhyses |
lodger |
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| ibidem (latin) |
the same place, the same as, same |
| inflyttad |
moved in from another place |
| infra (latin) |
below |
| inhyses |
lodger |
| inhyseshjon |
a person living gratis at somebody’s house;
a cottager |
| in loco (latin) |
in this place |
| in- och utflyttning |
in and out moving |
| inskrifning |
entering a person’s name, enrollment |
| inteckning |
mortgage; recording of a mortgage |
| intyg |
testimony, witness, certificate, evidence |
| invandra |
to immigrate |
| inventarieförteckning |
inventory |
| item (latin) |
even so, futhermore |
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| jbr.,jordbr. |
jordbrukare |
farmer |
| jfr. |
jungfru |
Miss, maiden, virgin |
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| jordbrukare |
farmer |
| jordebok |
public register of land |
| jordegare, jordägare |
landed proprietor, landlord |
| jordfästning |
bury, burial |
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| k.f. |
kvinnsfaddrar |
female sponsors at christening |
| khde |
kyrkoherde |
parish minister, parson |
| K.Maj:t |
Kunglig Majestät |
the King |
| kr. |
kronor |
crown (Swedish currency) |
| Kongl.Maj:t |
Kunglig Majestät |
the King |
| Kungl.Maj:t |
Kunglig Majestät |
the King |
| kv. |
kvinna |
woman |
| kyrkov. |
kyrkovaktare |
church officer or caretaker |
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| kapellförsamling |
chapelry, small chapel, dependant branch of a parish |
| kapten |
captain |
| katekes |
catechism |
| katekismilängd |
communion record |
| katolsk |
Catholic |
| kavalleriinspektör |
Inspector General of the Cavalry |
| kirurg |
surgeon |
| klensmed |
locksmith |
| kofferdi |
merchant service |
| kofferdiskepp |
trading vessel |
| kolorist |
colorist, one who deals in colors |
| kommissarie |
commissary, commissioner |
| kommissioner |
commissioner, agent |
| kommun |
parish; commune; to receive the Lord’s supper |
| konfirmationsböcker |
confirmation books |
| konfirmerad |
confirmed |
| konkurs |
bankruptcy |
| kontorist |
clerk |
| kontrahent |
contracting party |
| kontrollör |
controller |
| koppor |
smallpox |
| kristen |
Christian |
| krog |
alehouse, public tavern |
| krono |
belonging to the crown (government) |
| kronobetjent |
constaple |
| kronofogde |
district bailiff; attorney |
| kronohemman |
farm owned by the crown |
| kronojord |
land belonging to the crown |
| kronotionde |
tithe due to the crown |
| kronotorpare |
crofter living on land belonging to the goverment |
| kronoutskylder |
government taxes |
| krögare |
alehouse or tavern keeper |
| kusin |
cousin |
| kvinna |
woman |
| kvinnolinje |
female line |
| kvinnsfaddrar |
female sponsors at christening |
| kyrka |
church |
| kyrkobok |
church book, parish register |
| kyrkoby |
village in which the parish church is located |
| kyrkogång |
introduction into church after childbirth |
| kyrkoherde |
parish minister, parson |
| kyrkoräkenskaper |
church accounts |
| kyrkotagning |
churching (introdution of mother into congreation
after childbirth) |
| kyrkovaktare |
church officer or caretaker |
| kyrkvärd |
church warden |
| kyrkoår |
church year |
| köping |
small town; market town |
| köpman |
merchant |
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lilla |
little |
| landsförslg |
landsförsamling |
rural parish of a city |
| lfs. |
landsförsamling |
rural parish of a city |
| lärl. |
lärling |
apprentice |
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| lada |
barn |
| ladugård |
cowhouse, cowshed; barn; farm buildings; dairy farm |
| ladugårdspiga |
milk maid |
| lagfart |
legal confirmation of possession; probate |
| lagfartsprotokoll |
probate accounts |
| lagkarl |
lawyer |
| laglig |
legal, lawful |
| lagman |
district judge |
| lagsaga |
district jurisdiction |
| land |
country |
| landsarkiv |
provincial archive |
| landsförsamling |
rural parish of a city |
| landshöfding |
governor of a province |
| landskansli |
provincial chancery office, office of the Clerk
of the Peace |
| landskanslist |
servant (clerk) in the provincial chancery office |
| landskap |
province |
| landskontorist |
lower civil servant worker |
| landtbruksgods |
(large) (landed) estate; country seat |
| landtbrukare, lantbrukare |
husbandman, gentleman farmer (well to do) |
| landtmäteri, lantmäteri |
land surveying |
| lasarett |
hospital |
| legohjon |
hired servant |
| liten |
little, small |
| literat |
man of letters |
| lungsot |
consumption, tuberculosis |
| lysning |
bann |
| lysnings- och vigselböcker |
banns and marriage books |
| låntagare |
borrower |
| låssmed |
locksmith |
| läkare |
doctor |
| länsbokhållare |
county accountant’s clerk |
| länsfängelse |
county jail |
| länsherre |
liege lord |
| länsman |
sergeant in a district; liegeman, vassal |
| länsrätt |
feudal right |
| läser och förstår |
reads and understands |
| läser utantill |
knows by heart |
| läsning innantill |
reading in the book |
| läst |
last |
| lätteligen |
easily |
| löf, löv |
leaf |
| lördag |
Saturday |
| lösa arbetare |
day laborers |
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| m. |
man |
man, male, husband |
| m. |
mater |
(latin) mother |
| m.fl. |
med flera |
and several others |
| m.m. |
med mera |
and my others |
| mod., modr. |
moder |
mother |
| mort. |
mortua (latin) |
deceased |
| mtl. |
mantal |
assessed unit of land, taxation of farm |
| mån. |
månad |
month |
| mäst. |
mäster, mästare |
master expert, the boss |
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| madam |
Mrs., married woman |
| magister |
master of arts or science |
| mamsell |
miss, young woman |
| mantal |
assessed unit of land; taxation of farm |
| manufakturarbetare |
factory worker |
| marknad |
market, fair |
| meritlista |
(list of) qualifications |
| middag |
noon, noonday, midday |
| minderårig |
underage |
| ministerialbok |
parish register |
| minuthandlare |
retailer |
| morbror |
mother’s brother, uncle |
| morfar |
mother’s father, grandfather |
| mormor |
mother’s mother, grandmother |
| musikant |
musician |
| myndig |
of age, attain majority |
| måg |
son-in-law |
| mässling |
measles |
| mästare |
master, expert |
| mönsterrulla |
muster roll |
| mönsterskrifvare |
roll clerck at regiment |
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| n. |
natus (latin) |
born |
| .n. |
nomine (latin) |
name |
| N:a, n. |
norra |
north |
| Nat. |
natur |
natural (in reference to having had smallpox) |
| nat. |
nata (latin) |
born |
| N.B. |
nya bok |
new book |
| nb |
nota bene (latin) |
note well |
| NN |
nomen nescio (latin) |
name not known |
| nom. |
nomine (latin) |
name |
| n:r |
nummer |
number |
| nup. |
nuptiae (latin) |
wedding |
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| namn |
name |
| nattvard |
supper (communion) |
| natus (latin) |
born |
| necessitate baptisatus (latin) |
compulsory baptism |
| nedan |
below, beneath |
| nemdeman, nämndeman |
juryman |
| nepos (latin) |
nephew, grandchild, descendant |
| nerffeber, nervfeber |
typhoid fever |
| nybyggare |
settler |
| nådehjon |
almsman, one who lives on charity |
| nöddop |
emergency or private baptism |
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| o. |
och |
and |
| .og. |
ogift |
unmarried |
| osv. |
och så vidare |
and so forth |
| oä. |
oäkta |
illegitimate child |
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| obefintlig |
non-existent, not to be found |
| obefintlighetslängd |
list (roll) of absconded parishioners |
| odalman |
freeholder (one who has tenure on property for life),
yeoman; farmer who actually owns the land that he farms |
| odaterad |
not dated |
| odöpt |
not baptized |
| officer |
(military commissioned) officer |
| ofrälse |
not noble; the commons (land) |
| ofvan |
above |
| ofvanföre |
above, farther up |
| ofvanstående |
the above (foregoing) |
| oförmåga |
inability, impotency |
| ogift |
unmarried |
| okänd |
unknown |
| olycka |
accident, misfortune |
| omgift |
married again |
| omyndig |
minor, underage |
| ort |
country, region, place, soil |
| ostindiefarare |
East-Indiaman; man from East India |
| oäkta dotter |
illegitimate daughter |
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| p., pag. |
pagina (latin) |
page |
| p. |
pater (latin) |
father |
| p., pig. |
piga |
maid, spinster, single girl |
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| pastor |
reverend, parish minister |
| pastorat |
parish |
| patron |
patron, protector, master |
| personakt |
personal record |
| piga |
maid, spinster, single girl |
| pingst |
Pentecost, Whitsunday |
| polis |
police |
| polisbetjent |
policeman, constable |
| prost |
dean of a cathedral, or rural dean |
| prosteri |
deanery |
| protokollsekreterare |
one who takes the minutes |
| provinsialläkare |
medical officer to county council |
| präst |
minister |
| prästgård |
parsonage |
| prästman |
clergyman |
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qvinna |
woman |
| Qvf |
qvinnfaddrar |
female sponsors at christening |
| Qv.mil. |
qvadratmil |
square mile |
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who, which |
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ryttare |
cavalryman, horseman |
| reg. |
regemente |
regiment |
| ren. |
renata (latin) |
christened, baptized |
| Rdr |
riksdaler |
“dollar” (old Swedish currency) |
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| regementsräkenskaper |
regimental accounts |
| renata (latin) |
christened, baptized |
| reservofficer |
officer (in) the reserve |
| riddare |
nobleman, knight |
| riddarhuset |
house of nobility |
| riksarkivet |
national or state archives |
| riksdag |
diet, national parliament |
| riksdagsman |
member of parliament |
| rote [pronounced root-eh] |
a pair, small group; part of a territory; district
of a parish or city; ward |
| rotebonde |
farmer who is bound to contribute to a foot soldier’s
or a sailor’s maintenance |
| rotehjon |
pauper within a “rote” (district) |
| rotehållare |
farmer who is bound to furnish a foot soldier’s
os sailor’s equipment |
| rotemästare |
chief of file, quartermaster |
| roterings- och utskrifnings-längderna |
list of grouped potential soldiers and conscripts |
| rulla |
record, list |
| rusthåll |
lands (farms) required to equip a soldier |
| rusthållare |
owner of a farm (land) which is bound to funish
supplies for a cavalryman |
| ryttare |
cavalryman, horseman |
| räkenskaper |
records of accounts |
| räntmästare |
treasurer |
| rödsot |
dysentery |
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| s. |
son |
son |
| s., sn |
socken |
parish |
| s. |
söndag |
Sunday |
| S, s, sö |
södra |
south, southern |
| sal. |
salig |
deceased, blessed |
| sep. |
sepultus (latin) |
buried |
| s.k. |
så kallad |
so called |
| skplg. |
skeppslag |
district along the coast |
| skräd. |
skräddare |
tailor |
| sn |
socken |
parish |
| sold. |
soldat |
soldier |
| spons. |
sponsorer |
witnesses |
| S:t |
sankt |
saint |
| St. |
stora |
large, big (name for the large part of a place) |
| stud. |
student |
student |
| susc. |
susceptrix (latin) |
godmother |
| sv:f |
svärfar |
father-in-law |
| sv:m |
svärmor |
mother-in-law |
| syst. |
syster |
sister |
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| sammanviga |
(to) join in marriage |
| sepulta (latin) |
buried |
| sergeant |
sergeant |
| sidostyng |
pleurisy |
| silfversmed |
silver smith |
| sistnämnd |
last, last mentioned |
| sjukdom |
sickness |
| sjökapten |
sea captain |
| sjömanshus |
general register and record office of shipping and
sailors |
| skadad |
injured, badly hurt |
| skatt |
tax |
| skattebonde |
a farmer who pays rent to the crown or a nobleman
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| skattmästare |
treasurer |
| skattskrifning |
tax list |
| skeppsmönsterrullor |
navy muster rolls |
| skiljobref |
bill of divorce |
| skilsmässa |
divorce; seperation |
| skjutsbonde |
postillion, driver |
| skomakare |
shoemaker |
| skrifva, skriva |
(to) write |
| skräddare |
tailor |
| slaktare |
butcher |
| släkt |
family, kindred, relation, tribe |
| släktbok |
lineage book |
| släktforskning |
genealogy |
| släkting |
relative |
| släktskap |
relationship, kinship, affinity |
| smed |
smith, blacksmith |
| smittkoppor |
smallpox |
| småprotokoll |
guardian accounts |
| snickare |
carpenter, joiner |
| socken |
parish |
| sockenstuga |
house where church-wardens and parishioners hold
meetings |
| sockenstämma |
parish meeting |
| sockenstämmoprotokoll |
minutes of parish meetings |
| soldat |
soldier |
| soldattorp |
soldier’s croft |
| sponsores (latin) |
witnesses |
| stad |
city, town |
| stadsarkiv |
city archive |
| stadsbetjent |
policeman, townsman |
| stadsfullmäktig |
town counsellor |
| stadsförsamling |
city parish |
| stamfader |
progenitor, ancestor, the first ancestor |
| stammoder |
the first mother |
| statare |
cotter, farm laborer |
| sterbhus |
house or family of a deceased person |
| stjuffader, styvfader, styvfar |
step-father |
| stjufmoder, styvmoder, styvmor |
step-mother |
| stor |
big, large |
| studiosus (latin) |
student |
| styf-, styv- |
step- (as in stepson) |
| sub (latin) |
under |
| supra (latin) |
above |
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testes (latin) |
witnesses or sponsors at baptism |
| tax.. |
taxera |
(to) assess, tax |
| test. |
testes (latin) |
witnesses or sponsors at baptism |
| t.ex. |
till exempel |
for example |
| tg. |
tingslag |
judicial district, (assize) division |
| t.o.m. |
till och med |
including |
| torp., tp. |
torpare |
crofter, cottager, peasant |
| trol. |
trolofvad |
betrothed, engaged |
| ty. |
tysk |
German |
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witnesses or sponsors at baptism |
| tjenare, tjänare |
servant |
| tjenarinna, tjänarinna |
female servant, maid |
| tjenstefolk, tjänstefolk |
servants |
| tjänsteman |
civil servant |
| torpare |
crofter, cottager, peasant |
| trolofvad |
betrothed; engaged |
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under |
under; at; during, while; wonder, miracle |
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undantagsman |
previous farm owner receiving his livelihood/support
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the person to whom the farm now belong
(usually related, as in father and son) |
| ung. |
ungefär |
about, approximately |
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previous farm owner receiving his livinghood/support
from the person to whom the farm now belongs (usually related, as in father
and son) |
| undantagsrättighet |
the right of exemption or special privilege |
| uppbud |
proclamation |
| uppbördsman |
receiver of taxes, revenue collector |
| utdrag |
extract |
| utflyttad |
moved |
| utflyttning |
removal; migration; emigration |
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vaccinera |
(to) vaccinate |
| V:a, v:a, v |
västra |
west, western |
| välb. |
välboren |
honorable |
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(to) vaccinate |
| vattusot |
dropsy |
| vecka |
week |
| vigd |
married |
| vigselbok |
marriage book |
| vitsord |
witness, authority, testimonial |
| vittnesmål |
deposition, evidence |
| volontär |
volunteer; army cadet, candidate for a lietenant’s
commission; unsalaried clerk (in a bank) |
| välfrejdad |
of good reputation |
| värnplikt |
compulsory military service |
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| yngre |
younger |
| yrke |
profession, occupation, trade |
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åborätt |
tenant right, hereditary lease |
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inhabitant, tenant, a farmer who does not own the
land, but has the right of possession and habitation |
| år |
year |
| årlig |
annual, yearly |
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änka |
widow |
| äkt.. |
äktenskap |
marriage, wedlock, matrimony |
| änk. |
änka |
widow |
| änkl. |
änkling |
widower |
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| ägare |
owner, landowner |
| äkta |
legitimate, genuine |
| äktenskap |
marriage, wedlock, matrimony |
| äktenskapslysning |
marriage banns |
| äldre |
older, elder |
| änka |
widow |
| änkeman, änkling |
widower |
| ättling |
descendant |
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östra |
east, eastern |
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island |
| öfverste, överste |
colonel |
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