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 |
| 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 |
| Swedish Word | Definition |
| 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 |
| 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 |