Daily AncestorSwedish words in old records
född, döpt, piga, dräng: the Swedish of household examination rolls and parish books. Free to print and share. Full explanations: dailyancestor.com/dictionary/swedish
- Amerika
- America, destination of emigrants
- backstugusittare
- Landless cottager in a small cabin
- begraven
- Buried
- bonde
- Farmer
- by
- Village, hamlet
- dotter
- Daughter
- dräng
- Farmhand hired by the year
- död
- Dead, died
- dödfödd
- Stillborn
- döpt
- Baptized
- f.
- Born (abbreviation), among other senses
- faddrar
- Godparents, baptism witnesses
- fattighjon
- Pauper on parish poor relief
- flyttningsattest
- Moving certificate between parishes
- född
- Born
- församling
- Parish, congregation
- gift
- Married
- gård
- Farm, farmstead
- hemmansägare
- Owner of an assessed farm
- Hu.
- Wife (abbreviation)
- husförhörslängd
- Household examination roll
- hustru
- Wife
- inflyttad
- Moved into the parish
- inhyses
- Lodger living in another's home
- koppor
- Smallpox
- kyrkoherde
- Vicar, parish priest in charge
- lungsot
- Consumption of the lungs
- lysning
- Marriage banns
- måg
- Son-in-law
- nattvard
- Holy Communion
- ogift
- Unmarried
- old Swedish month names
- Older native Swedish names of the months
- oäkta
- Illegitimate, born outside marriage
- piga
- Maid, female farm or house servant
- socken
- Rural parish
- soldat
- Soldier
- soldatnamn
- Surname given to a soldier
- statare
- Estate laborer paid mostly in kind
- Swedish month names
- The standard Swedish names of the months
- torpare
- Crofter renting a small holding
- utflyttad
- Moved out of the parish
- vigd
- Wed in a church ceremony
- änka
- Widow
- änkling
- Widower
- ålderdom
- Old age