Dictionary & Abbreviations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Å Ä Ö
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| Abbreviation | Term | Definition |
| l., l:a | lilla | little |
| landsförslg | landsförsamling | rural parish of a city |
| lfs. | landsförsamling | rural parish of a city |
| lärl. | lärling | apprentice |
| Swedish Word | Definition |
| 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 |