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<strong>Swedish</strong> <strong>Dictionary</strong> (<strong>Swedish</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>English</strong>)<br />

sjömanshus<br />

general register and record<br />

office of shipping and<br />

sailors<br />

skadad<br />

injured, badly hurt<br />

skatt<br />

tax<br />

skattebonde<br />

a farmer who pays rent <strong>to</strong><br />

the crown or a nobleman<br />

skattmästare<br />

treasurer<br />

skattskrifning<br />

tax list<br />

skeppsmönsterrullor<br />

navy muster rolls<br />

skiljobref<br />

bill of divorce<br />

skilsmässa<br />

divorce; seperation<br />

skjutsbonde<br />

postillion, driver<br />

skomakare<br />

shoemaker<br />

skrifva, skriva<br />

(<strong>to</strong>) write<br />

skräddare<br />

tailor<br />

slaktare<br />

butcher<br />

släkt<br />

family, kindred, relation,<br />

tribe<br />

släktbok<br />

lineage book<br />

släktforskning<br />

genealogy<br />

släkting<br />

relative<br />

släktskap<br />

relationship, kinship, affinity<br />

smed<br />

smith, blacksmith<br />

smittkoppor<br />

smallpox<br />

småpro<strong>to</strong>koll<br />

guardian accounts<br />

snickare<br />

carpenter, joiner<br />

socken<br />

parish<br />

sockenstuga<br />

house where<br />

church-wardens and<br />

parishioners hold meetings<br />

sockenstämma<br />

parish meeting<br />

sockenstämmopro<strong>to</strong>koll<br />

minutes of parish meetings<br />

soldat<br />

soldier<br />

soldat<strong>to</strong>rp<br />

soldier’s croft<br />

sponsores (latin)<br />

witnesses<br />

stad<br />

city, <strong>to</strong>wn<br />

stadsarkiv<br />

city archive<br />

stadsbetjent<br />

policeman, <strong>to</strong>wnsman<br />

stadsfullmäktig<br />

<strong>to</strong>wn counsellor<br />

stadsförsamling<br />

city parish<br />

stamfader<br />

progeni<strong>to</strong>r, ances<strong>to</strong>r,<br />

the first ances<strong>to</strong>r<br />

stammoder<br />

the first mother<br />

statare<br />

cotter, farm laborer<br />

sterbhus<br />

house or family of a<br />

deceased person<br />

stjuffader, styvfader, styvfar<br />

step-father<br />

stjufmoder, styvmoder, styvmor<br />

step-mother<br />

s<strong>to</strong>r<br />

big, large<br />

studiosus (latin)<br />

student<br />

styf-, styv-<br />

step- (as in stepson)<br />

sub (latin)<br />

under<br />

supra (latin)<br />

above<br />

T<br />

testes (latin)<br />

witnesses or sponsors<br />

at baptism<br />

tjenare, tjänare<br />

servant<br />

tjenarinna, tjänarinna<br />

female servant, maid<br />

tjenstefolk, tjänstefolk<br />

servants<br />

tjänsteman<br />

civil servant<br />

<strong>to</strong>rpare<br />

crofter, cottager, peasant<br />

trolofvad<br />

betrothed; engaged<br />

5<br />

U<br />

undantagsman<br />

previous farm owner<br />

receiving his livinghood/<br />

support from the person<br />

<strong>to</strong> whom the farm now<br />

belongs (usually related, as<br />

in father and son)<br />

undantagsrättighet<br />

the right of exemption or<br />

special privilege<br />

uppbud<br />

proclamation<br />

uppbördsman<br />

receiver of taxes, revenue<br />

collec<strong>to</strong>r<br />

utdrag<br />

extract<br />

utflyttad<br />

moved<br />

utflyttning<br />

removal; migration;<br />

emigration<br />

V<br />

vaccinera<br />

(<strong>to</strong>) vaccinate<br />

vattusot<br />

dropsy<br />

vecka<br />

week<br />

vigd<br />

married<br />

vigselbok<br />

marriage book<br />

vitsord<br />

witness, authority,<br />

testimonial<br />

vittnesmål<br />

deposition, evidence<br />

volontär<br />

volunteer; army cadet,<br />

candidate for a lietenant’s<br />

<strong>com</strong>mission; unsalaried<br />

clerk (in a bank)<br />

välfrejdad<br />

of good reputation<br />

värnplikt<br />

<strong>com</strong>pulsory military service<br />

Y<br />

yngre<br />

younger<br />

yrke<br />

profession, occupation,<br />

trade

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