| English | Swedish | Finnish |
| shortness of breath | andtäppa | hengenahdistus |
| childbirth | bardnsbörd | synnytys |
| stomach ache | bukref | vatsanväänne |
| (typhoid) | brännsjuka | polte (lavantauti) |
| sudden death | bråddöd | äkkikuolema |
| pneumonia | bröstfeber | rintakuume |
| born dead | dödfödd | kuolleena syntynyt |
| cholera | frossa | vilutauti, kolera |
| high fever | hetsig feber | korkea kuume |
| cough | hosta | yskä |
| pleurisy or pneumonia | håll och stygn | rintapisto |
| pertussis, whooping cough | kikhosta | hinkuyskä |
| cancer | kräfta | syöpä |
| smallpox | koppor | isorokko |
| diarheall disease | lifsjuka | ripulitauti, vatsatauti |
| tuberculosis | lungsot | keuhkotauti |
| stomach ache, colic | magref | ähky, mahanpurut |
| measles | mässling | tuhkarokko |
| typhoid fever | nervfeber | hermokuume (lavantauti) |
| unknown disease | oangiven sjukdom | tuntematon sairaus |
| dysentery | rödsot | punatauti |
| scarlet fever, scarlatina | scharlakansfeber | tulirokko |
| stroke | slag | halvaus |
| pleurisy or pneumonia | styng | pistos |
| weakness | svaghet | heikkous |
| abscess, tumor, swelling | svullnad | ajos, turvotus |
| pining | trånsjuka | näivetystauti |
| typhoid fever | tyfus | lavantauti |
| swelling | vattusot | vesitauti, pöhö |
| old age | ålder, ålderdom | vanhuus |
Showing posts with label causes of death. Show all posts
Showing posts with label causes of death. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Common causes of death in Finnish archives
Below are listed some of the typical causes of death found in Finnish church records. This list may be of help when using the HisKi database. The swedish word is the one found in the records.
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