When you work with Danish publications, official documents and other sources in connection with family history you will usually encounter several abbreviations and a few symbols, some of which is more or less obvious.
This list includes the most common abbreviations found in published sources and is an addition to the Danish-English genealogical word list / glossary.
| Symbol |
Danish Abbr. |
Danish Meaning |
|
English Transl. |
English Abbr. |
|
a. |
amt |
-> |
county |
|
|
alm. |
almindelig |
-> |
common |
|
|
begr. |
begravet |
-> |
buried |
|
|
da. |
dansk |
-> |
Danish |
|
|
d.a. |
datter af |
-> |
daughter of |
|
|
dt. |
datter |
-> |
daughter |
dau. |
|
dvs. |
det vil sige |
-> |
that is (to say) |
i.e. |
|
|
døbt |
-> |
baptized |
bapt. |
† |
d. |
død |
-> |
died |
d. |
|
|
efter |
-> |
after |
aft. |
|
el. |
eller |
-> |
or |
|
|
fhv. |
forhenværende |
-> |
retired |
ret. |
* |
f. |
født |
-> |
born |
b. |
|
|
før |
-> |
before |
bef. |
|
fx. |
for eksempel |
-> |
for instance |
e.g. |
~ |
g. |
gift (viet) |
-> |
married |
m. / = |
|
g.1 |
gift første gang |
-> |
first marriage |
m1. |
|
gl. |
gammel, gamle |
-> |
old |
|
|
g.m. |
gift med |
-> |
married to |
|
|
h. / hrd. |
herred |
-> |
district |
|
|
hmd. |
husmand |
-> |
smallholder |
|
|
gd. |
gård |
-> |
farm |
|
|
gmd. |
gårdmand |
-> |
farmer |
|
|
Kbh. |
København |
-> |
Copenhagen |
|
|
kbst. |
Købstad |
-> |
market town |
|
|
kgd. |
kirkegård |
-> |
cemetary |
|
|
kr. |
kroner |
-> |
Kroner/Crowns (DKK) |
|
|
m. |
med |
-> |
with |
|
|
s. / so. |
sogn |
-> |
parish |
|
|
s.a. |
søn af |
-> |
son of |
|
|
s.a. |
samme år |
-> |
same year |
|
|
tidl. |
tidligere |
-> |
former, earlier |
|
|
|
ugift |
-> |
unmarried |
unm. |
|
|
ukendt (navn) |
-> |
no name |
NN |
|
|
ukendt |
-> |
unknown |
unk. |
|
årh. |
århundrede |
-> |
century |
| |
[ ] are generally used for supplementary text (e.g. signatures and
comments) or omitted text.
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