This general word list includes words commonly seen in genealogical sources. Numbers, months, and days of the week are listed both here and in separate sections that follow this list.
In this list, optional versions of Swedish words or variable endings are given in parentheses. Parentheses in the English column clarify the definition.
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| adel
|
nobility
|
| adelsman
|
nobleman
|
| aderton(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
|
| april
|
April
|
| arbetare
|
worker, laborer
|
| arkiv
|
archive
|
| arrendator
|
tenant farmer, leaseholder
|
| arton
|
eighteen
|
| arv
|
inheritance
|
| arvinge
|
heir
|
| arvskifte
|
distribution of an inherited estate
|
| att
|
that (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
|
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