Swedish English adelsman nobleman arton(de) eighteen (eighteenth) adlig noble adopterad adopted adress address adressbok directory afton evening aldrig never alla, allt all alltid always andra second, others andtäppa shortness of breath, asthma anfall seizure(s) angiven given, stated ankom came, arrived anmärkningar remarks, annotations annan other antavla pedigree chart anteckning note, annotation, remark april April arbetare worker, laborer arkiv archive This list contains Swedish words with their English translations. The words included here are those that you are likely to find in genealogical sources. The list is taken from the "Swedish Genealogical Word List" on the FamilySearch Wiki as of May 31, 2011. As the list in the FamilySearch Wiki continues to be improved, this list will be revised.
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Swedish English
adelsman nobleman
arton(de) eighteen (eighteenth)
adlig noble
adopterad adopted
adress address
adressbok directory
afton evening
aldrig never
alla, allt all
alltid always
andra second, others
andtäppa shortness of breath, asthma
anfall seizure(s)
angiven given, stated
ankom came, arrived
anmärkningar remarks, annotations
annan other
antavla pedigree chart
anteckning note, annotation, remark
april April
arbetare worker, laborer
arkiv archive
This list contains Swedish words with their English translations. The words included here are those that you are likely to find in genealogical sources. The list is taken from the "Swedish Genealogical Word List"on the FamilySearch Wiki as of May 31, 2011. As the list in the FamilySearch Wiki continues to be improved, this list will be revised.
arrendator tenant farmer, leaseholder
arton eighteen
arv inheritance
arvinge heir
arvskifte distribution of an inherited estate
att that (for example: know that he died)
attest certificate
augusti August
av of
avgift fee
avgång departure
avgått moved
avgått med döden died (departed through death)
avliden deceased, death
avskedad discharged, resigned
avsomna die, death
avvittring assignment of an inheritance to children of first marriage
backe hill
backstugusittare one who owned a small cottage, dugout dweller
bagare baker
bakom behind
baptist Baptist
bar carried
bara only
bar barnet carried or held the child (at baptism font)
barn child(ren)
barnbarn grandchild(ren)
barnbok preconfirmation roll (in Finland)
barnlös childless
barnmorska midwife
barnsbörd, barnsäng childbirth
barnsjuka children's disease
barnsnöd complication at childbirth
barnsäng childbirth
barnsängsfeber perpetual complications or sickness at birth
befolkning population
begrava bury
begravning burial
begravningslängd burial record
begravningsplats cemetery
begått H(errens) H(eliga)
Nattvard taken the Lord\'s Holy Communion
benröta bone-rotting disease
benämd called
berg hill, mountain
bergslag mining district
bergsman miner
beskattning taxation
beskrivning description
besökare customs official (archaic), visitor (modern)
betjänt servant, civil servant
bettlare beggar
betyg certificate
bevaka protect
bevis certificate, proof, evidence
bevistat läsförhören present at household examination (clerical survey)
beväring conscript
beväringsman recruit
bilaga supplement, enclosure
biografi biography
biträde assistant
blind blind
bliva to become
blodsjuka blood disorder
blodslag cerebal stroke
blodstörtning severe or sudden bleeding
blödning bleeding
bo to live, home, estate
bok book
bokhållare bookkeeper
bonde farmer
borg castle, fortress
borgare citizen, burgher
borgmästare mayor
borta absent
bortgift married elsewhere
bostad domicile
boupptekning estate inventory, probate
bredvid next to
bro bridge
bror brother
brorsdotter niece, brother\'s daughter
brorsson nephew, brother\'s son
brottfällig epileptic fits
brud bride
brudfolk bridal couple
brudgum bridegroom
brudpar bridal couple
bruk foundry, mill, iron industry
brukare tenant farmer, leaseholder
bruksarbetare foundryman, mill hand, iron worker
bryggare brewer
bräcklighet frailty
brännsjuka feber disease, literally a "burning disease"
bröllop wedding
bröstarvinge heir
bröstfeber pneumonia
bröstsjuka chest illness, pneumonia
bröstkov shortness of breath
bröstkvav shortness of breath, can mean suffocation
bröstlidande chest disease
bröstpassion chest pain
bröstveda chest disease
bröstvärk chest pain
bukbet abdominal pain
brukbrok umbilical hernia
bukrev constipation
bukvred intestinal blockage
by village
bygd countryside, region, area
byggmästare contractor, builder
båda both
båtsman seaman, sailor
bägge both
bägges barn child of both parents
bälgslag colic
böcker books
böld abscess, boil
böter fee, fine
bötfälld fined
circa (ca.) (Latin) about, approximately
civilregistret civil registrar
coopvaerdi merchant marine
dag day
dagkarl day laborer
dal valley
Danmark Denmark
danneman farmer, gentleman
dansk Danish
datum date
de they
december December
de där those
de här these
deja maidservant, milkmaid
demoiselle Miss
den the, it
den där that
den här this
deras their
dess his, her, its
det the, it
det där that
det här this
diarre diarrhea
difteri diphtheria
dom sentence, judgment
domare judge
dombok court record
domsaga judicial district
dop baptism, christening
doplängd record of baptisms
dopnamn given name
dotter daughter
dragon light cavalryman
drunknad drowned
dräng farmhand, bachelor
duplikat duplicate record
dygn 24 hours, day
då then
där there
därstädes (of) that place
död, döda, döde dead, death
dödbok death record
dödfödd stillborn
dödslista death record
dödsorsak cause of death
död utan bröstarvinge died without issue
döpt, döpta, döpte, döpelse christening
dött has died
döv deaf
efter after
efterkommande descendant(s)
eftermiddag afternoon
efternamn surname
efter sig lämnat left behind, survived by
egendom property
ej not
eldsvåda extensive fire
elfte eleventh
eller or
elva eleven
emigrerade emigrated
en, ett a, one
en/ett hundra(de) one hundred (one-hundredth)
en/ett tusen(de) one thousand (one-thousandth)
Engelska sjukan ricketts (vitamin deficiency)
enligt according to
epilepsi epilepsy
ett, en a, one
evangelisk evangelical
fabrik factory, mill
fabriksarbetare factory worker
fadder christening witness, godparent
fader father
falla fall, to be killed in war
fallande sot epilepsy
familj family
far father
farbror paternal uncle
farfar paternal grandfather
farmor paternal grandmother
fasta fast, Lent
faster paternal aunt
fattig poor
fattighjon pauper
fattighus poorhouse
f. d. (före detta) former(ly)
feber fever
feberfrossa malaria
februari February
fem(te) five (fifth)
femtio(nde) fifty (fiftieth)
femton(de) fifteen (fifteenth)
finländare, finne Finn
finsk Finnish
fiskare fisherman
fjol (i fjol) last year
fjorton(de) fourteen (fourteenth)
fjärde fourth
fjärdingsman parish constable
flicka girl
flicknamn maiden name
fluss any disease related to fluids
flytta move
flyttningsbetyg certificate of moving
fogde sheriff, bailiff, warden
folio page
fortsättning (forts.) continued
fosterbarn foster child
fosterland native land, fatherland
framför in front of
fredag Friday
frejd a person\'s character, conduct
friherre baron
frossa malaria
fru Mrs.
från from
frånskild divorced
frälse nobility
frälsegård, frälsehemman tax-exempt farm (farm owned by a nobleman who collected the tax)
främmande foreign, strange, belonging to another parish
fröken Miss
fulslag inflammation at the edge of a finger
fylleri drunkenness
fyra four
fyrtio(nde) forty (fortieth)
fältfeber typhoid fever
fältskär assistant army surgeon, barber- surgeon
fältväbel sergeant major
fästehjon betrothed couple, engaged pair
fästekvinna fiancée (female)
fästman fiancé (male)
fästmö fiancée (female)
fästning fortress
född, födda, födde, födelse born, birth
föddes was born
födelse birth
födelsebok birth record
födelsedag birthday
födelselängd birth record
födelseort place of birth
följande following, next
för for
fördelsman person receiving support after giving his estate to another
fördärvad severely crippled
före before
föregående previous, preceding
förelyst banns (in Finland)
förening society
förfäder forefathers
förgiftad poisoned
förhör household examination
förklara declared, explained
förkylning common cold
förlossning delivery (childbirth)
förlovad engaged
förlovning engagement
förmiddag morning, forenoon
förmyndare guardian
förnamn given name
förra giftet previous marriage
förre, (den) former
förrätta perform
församling parish, congregation
församlingsbok clerical survey
första first
första gången first time
förstoppning constipation
försumlighet negligence, neglectfulness
försvarslös unemployed person, vagrant
förteckning list
föräldralös orphan
föräldrar parents
gamla old
gamla boken (G.B.) old book, previous clerical survey
gammal old
garvare tanner
gata street
genast right away, immediately
genealogi genealogy
genom through
gesäll journeyman
gift married
gifta sig to marry
gifte marriage
giftermål marriage ceremony
giftoman bride\'s sponsor
gikt gout
god good
gosse boy
granne neighbor
gratialist receiving a pension or cash from some special fund
grav grave
grekisk katolsk Eastern Orthodox
grenadjär infantryman
greve count (title of nobility)
gruva mine
gräns boundary line, border
gudfader godfather
gudmoder godmother
gulsot jaundice
gång time
gård farm, house
gåvor donations
gäll (gäld) clerical district
gästgivare innkeeper
gördelmakare brazier
halv- half-, step-
halvsyskon half siblings
hammarsmed forging smith
han he
handelsman merchant
handskmakare glove maker
hans his
hantverkare artisan
hastig acute
hattmakare hatmaker
hava to have
havande pregnant
hederlig honorable, honest
hektisk feber infectious disease accompanying a fever
helig holy
hem home
hemma at home
hemman farm, homestead
hemmansbrukare farmer
hemmansägare farmer, homeowner
hemort residence
hemvist domicile
henne her
heraldik heraldry
herr Mr.
Herren Lord
herrgård manorial estate
hetsig feber inflammatory fever
hinderlös free, unhindered (to travel, marry)
hinderlöshetsbetyg certificate of being unhindered