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SweGGate StarGuide ®
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Companion page to SweGGate
Dictionary.
Guide to estate inventories. (coming
later)
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In general |
Please note that not all spelling variations
are included here but some common mis-spellings are also icluded. Many changes in spelling have taken place in a time span of
several hundred years. In general the modern spelling is put first in the
"word" column. |
The general layout of a bouppteckning
(the document) Click on the headings, A, B or C to see examples and further explanation |
A Introduction |
Legal text, usually stating: Date of document, name of the deceased, death date and heirs. |
B Inventory |
1 Tillgångar = assets. Also Boets tillgångar = assets of the estate |
2 Skulder
= debts,
often a list of persons to whom the deceased owed money diverse skulder = miscellaneous debts. |
3 Summa = net value of assets (1) and debts (2) |
C Closing remarks |
Legal text usually a
confirmation (oath) that everything is included, signature of the person
who accounted for the estate, signature of official valuator(s) (värderingsman,
plur värderingsmän / värderingsmenn) and overseeing the
procedure, signatures of witnesses (vittnen , vitnen). Commonly also an account for the sum (percentage) to be paid as tax to the poor and sometimes also a receipt that the sum was paid. |
Word | T | Explanation |
General | ||
st, stk | A | pieces (counting) |
dussin | A | dozen (12) |
tjog | A | score (20) |
egendom | A | estate, belongings. egendomen (definite form), egendomar (plural, commonly only about real estate) |
nämligen, nemligen | A | viz, namely, i.e. (before the list of inventory) |
sålunda | A | thus, viz, namely, i.e. (before an explanation or list) |
därå, derå, därpå | A | on that |
liten, litet | A | small |
mindre | A | smaller |
stor, stort | A | large |
större | A | larger |
bättre | A | better |
sämre | A | worse, less good |
sista, siste | A | last |
sistlidna | A | last (about time) |
parti | A | unspecified number, "a number of ..." |
transport | A | transfer (sum), at end of page marking the sum to transfer to the next page |
diverse | A | diverse, miscellaneous |
tillbehör | A | accessories, fittings. |
sak | A | plur: saker; things, objects |
persedel | A | plur: persedlar; personal belongings |
beg, begagn | A | used |
skräp | A | junk. |
Legal text | ||
The Estate | ||
stärbhus | A | def. form stärbhuset, genitive: stärbhusets. estate as a legal entity. From Ger sterben = (v) die and hus = house |
stärbhusdelägare | A | co-inheritors, the people who own part of the estate by inheritance |
bo | A | estate. boet = the estate (objects). boets = of the estate. "boets tillgångar" = assets of the estate. |
kvarlåtenskap, qwarlåtenskap | A | the estate (objects). kvar = left (behind), låta (v) let |
bohag | A | is plur; all loose objects in a home. |
inventarium | A | plur: inventarier; the objects of the estate, also the list of those |
summa inventarii | O | (Lat) phrase: total value of the listed items. |
Procedural | ||
bouppteckning | A | estate inventory (the process and the document) |
intyga | A | certify. intygar = certifies (present tense), intygade
(past tense). Commonly as a
closing phrase "att boets samtliga tillgångar blifvit redeligen uppgifna intygar edligen < names>" That all the assets of the estate have been correctly registered (is) certified by <names> |
avlägga | A | (v) state, give testimony. avlägga ed = take an oath. avlade (past tense) |
ed | A | (n) oath |
under edlig förpliktelse, under edlig förbindelse |
A | under oath |
uppge, uppgifva | A | (v) tell, state. uppgifvet = stated |
anmoda | A | (v) request. anmodan = (n) request |
dölja, undandölja | A | (v) hide. dolt or döljt = hidden past tense. |
begära | A | (v) request, (here) claim |
med vett och vilja | A | knowingly, lit. "with sense and will" |
förrätta | A | (v) perform |
förrättades | A | (v) (was) performed (past tense, passive) |
anteckna | A | (v) note, record |
värdera, verdera | A | (v) value, appraise. |
bevaka | A | (v) guard, secure, here often re secure the rights of an under age person. |
laga | A | legal |
i laga ordning | A | according to law |
rätt avskrivet intygar, rätt afskrifwit betygar |
A | correct copy certified by <signature> |
äktenskap | A | marriage |
äktenskapsförord | A | pre-nuptial agreement |
Persons | ||
avlidne, aflidne | A | the deceased |
med döden afgick / afled | O | old expression, literally "resigned by death" = died |
lemna efter sig | A | leave, the estate or heirs left after the person |
efterlämna, efterlemna | A | (v) leave behind, re persons: survived by |
förbindelse | A | here often referring to a relation without marriage, often to describe
the kinship of a child. utomäktenskaplig förbindelse = extra-marital relation edlig förbindelse = under oath |
änka, enka | A | widow |
änkeman, enkeman | A | widower |
myndig | A | of age |
omyndig(e) | A | under age, omyndige (male), omyndiga (female), e.g. omyndige sonen = the under age son |
förmyndare | A | legal guardian |
ärva | A | (v) inherit |
arvsrätt | A | (n) right to inheritance |
arvinge | A | plur: arvingar; heirs. bröstarvinge = heir of the body |
vittne | A | plur: vittnen; witness |
bouppteckningsman | A | plur: bouppteckningsmän, bouppteckningsmenn; the person(s) who make(s) the inventory |
närvarande | A | (people) present at the procedure. |
värderingsman | A | valuer, appraiser, the person who evaluates the goods - often the same person as the bouppteckningsman |
for words describing relationship see this article | ||
Money issues | ||
tillgångar | A | assets |
fordran, fordring | A | plur: fordringar; claim |
skuld | A | plur: skulder; debt |
gravation | A | plur: gravationer; mortgage |
revers | A | plur: reverser; promissory note, IOU |
ränta | A | interest (on loan) |
upplupen | A | due, as in upplupen ränta = interest due |
likstol | O | payment to the priest for the funeral act. Sometimes as likstols-ko; a cow which then was used for food at the funeral dinner (gravöl) |
begravningskostnad(er), begrafningskostnad(er) | A | cost for funeral |
behållning | A | net value |
gottföra | O | account for, receive. gottföres (passive form) |
fattig-andel, de fattigas andel | A | share for the poor. A mandatory tax as a percentage of the total estate net value paid to the fund for the poor people in the parish. Today only a registration fee for the documents with the court but instead inheritance tax is paid by each heir on their share. Percentage depends on closeness of relation. |
Materials | ||
guld | A | gold |
silver | A | silver |
koppar | A | material copper or plural of drinking cups |
tenn, then | A | pewter |
mässing, messing | A | brass |
brons | A | bronze |
järn | A | iron |
tackjärn, gjutjärn | A | cast iron |
bleck, bläck, blik | O | sheet metal (iron). bläck is also = ink. |
plåt | A | sheet metal (iron) - the material or a piece thereof. |
malm, brons | A | bronze |
beck | A | pitch, tar |
ull | A | wool |
siden | A | silk |
lin-, linne-, lärft | A | linen. Homonym linne alternatively refers to textiles in general |
halvlinne, halflinne | A | union-cloth |
oblekt linne | A | brown-cloth |
blångarn, blaggarn | A | lowest quality linen fibre |
bomull, bomulls- | A | cotton |
kläde | A | fabric of wool, prepared to get a "furry" surface concealing the threads. |
vadmal | A | frieze-cloth, homespun |
lump | A | rags, used textiles. |
glas | A | glass (note that Swedish glass = ice-cream !) |
trä, tre | A | = wood (as material) used as prefix in combined words or in expressions like af tre / av trä = made of wood |
fura, furu- | A | pinetree |
gran | A | spruce |
ek | A | oak |
björk | A | birch |
al | A | alder (-tree), (-wood) |
ved | A | firewood |
mjölk | A | milk |
spannmål | A | grain |
säd, korn | A | grain |
gryn | A | grain without shell |
mjöl | A | flour |
Land | ||
åker | A | arable land in general, also a specific arable field |
äng | A | grazing field or field for production of hay |
skog | A | plur: skogar; forest |
skogsmark | A | is plur; forest as a type of land, not a specific location |
mosse | A | marshland |
Buildings | ||
manbyggnad | A | main building, residential house |
köksgång | A | the kitchen entrance with an outside wind-catching, closed and roofed porch. |
fähus | A | house for cows, sheep etc |
stall | A | stables |
loge | A | part of a barn, usually with a good, sealed floor for threshing or storing machinery. |
lada | A | barn |
ladugård | A | cowhouse combined with barn |
vagnslider | A | part of a barn or attached section (often semi-open) where carts and wagons are parked. |
Furniture | ||
bord | A | table |
slagbord | A | folding table |
stol | A | plur: stolar; chair |
pall | A | plur: pallar; stool |
karmstol | A | plur: karmstolar; armchair |
skåp | A | cupboard, usually tall |
hörnskåp | A | triangular cupboard, fits in a corner. Some are single, hanging on the wall, some have two cupboards (upper and lower) and a shelf and/or a drawer in between. |
skänk | A | sideboard, usually low, used for serving with drawers and cupboards for plates, bowls and cutlery. From skänka =(v) give, serve. |
säng | A | plur: sängar; bed |
soffa | A | plur: soffor; sofa, settee. kökssoffa = kitchen sofa, s typical Swedish wooden sofa-bed in the kitchen |
bäddsoffa | A | plur: bäddoffor; convertible sofa - combi sofa and bed |
byrå, dragbyrå | A | plur: byråar; chest of drawers |
kommod | A | plur: kommoder; pedestal cupboard |
pottskåp | O | plur=; pedestal cupboard |
hylla | A | plur: hyllor; shelf |
tallrikshylla | A | plur: hyllor; special shelf for porcelain plates. A shelf w a grove and a round, horizontal stick for support at the front. |
bokhylla | A | plur: bokhyllor; book-case |
kista | A | plur: kistor; chest |
spis | A | plur: spisar; stove. järnspis = iron stove (fired w wood) |
Misc objects | ||
lampa | A | plur: lampa; lamp |
fotogen-lampa | A | kerosene lamp |
taklampa | A | plur: taklampor; ceiling lamp |
lampett | A | plur: lampetter; small wall-lamp |
lykta | A | plur: lyktor; lantern |
ljusstake | A | plur: ljusstakar; candle stick (ljus = light, stake = stick) |
lyskäring | A | holder for töresticka (selected wood burnt for light) |
fotografi | A | plur: fotografier; photo |
tavla | A | plur: tavlor; picture, painting |
spegel | A | plur: speglar; mirror |
fickur | A | plur=; pocket watch |
armbandsur | A | plur=; wrist watch (more modern) |
väggur | A | plur=; wall clock |
pendyl | A | clock with a pendulum, wall or table model = väggpendyl, bordspendyl resp. |
golvur | A | plur=; tall floor clock |
bok | A | plur: böcker, böker; book |
katekes | A | Catechism, the book by M Luther |
bibel | A | plur: biblar; bible |
Den Heliga Skrift | A | The Holy Book |
psalmbok | A | plur: psalmböcker; church hymn book |
Textiles | ||
duk | A | plur: dukar; table-cloth |
bordduk, bordsduk | A | plur: bord(s)dukar; table-cloth |
vepa | A | plur: vepor; long, narrow tablecloth, sometimes used as a wall decoration. |
servett | A | plur: servetter; napkin |
handduk, handkläde | A | plur: handdukar, handkläden; towel |
gardin | A | plur: gardiner; curtain. Measured in längd, plur: längder. Also fönstergardiner = window curtains |
sängkläder | A | beddings, cf gångkläder |
madrass | A | plur: madrasser; mattress |
täcke | A | plur: täcken; bed-spread, quilt, also sängtäcke, sengtecke |
bolster | A | plur=; bed-spread, usually filled with down dunbolster |
filt | A | plur: filtar; blanket (also the material felt) |
lakan | A | plur=; bedsheet |
kudde, puta | A | plur: kuddar, putor; pillow. huvudkudde = bed pillow. |
dyna | A | plur: dynor; cushion, pillow, pad |
kuddvar | A | plur=; pillow-case |
överkast | A | plur=: bed cover |
fäll | A | plur: fällar; fell, skin rug. fårskinnsfäll = sheepskin as a fell. |
Household utensils | ||
husgeråd | A | household utensils |
porslin, postelin | A | porcelan, postelin is an old form |
sked | A | plur:skedar; spoon |
slev | A | plur: slevar; ladle |
skopa | A | plur: skopor; scoop |
gaffel | A | plur: gafflar; fork |
kniv, knif | A | plur: knivar, knifvar; knife. täljkniv, tälgknif = carving knife |
glas | A | glass, both the material and a drinking glass. |
kanna | A | jug, usually with a handle on the side. |
bägare | A | mug, beaker. W or w/o handle. Usually for drinking. Ususually glass r metal |
krus | A | plur=; jug, jar, usually earthenware. |
stop | A | stoop, always with a side handle. Often of a standard size like halvstop (half stoop) or helstop (full size stoop) |
tumlare | O | tumbler |
tallrik, talrek | A | plur: tallrikar; plate (dinner or dessert size) |
fat | A | saucer or
barrel (context will tell which) kaffefat = saucer for coffee cup, tefat = tea saucer |
tennfat | A | pewter plate |
stenfat | A | stone plate |
tråg | A | trough or tray. Often combined word like baktråg = trough for baking. Always rectangular or else it has another name |
hink | A | plur: hinkar; bucket |
spann | A | plur: spannar, spänner; bucket |
ämbar | O | plur=; old name for bucket |
balja | A | plur: baljor; vat, cowl. tvättbalja = washing bowl (for textiles) |
tvättfat | A | plur=; washing bowl (face and hands) |
kar | A | (= plur); vat, cowl. badkar = bathtub |
bryggkar | A | vat for brewing beer |
kärl, käril | A | plur=; container, receptacle in general, often as suffix in a combined word. |
målkärl | A | plur=; vessel for measuring. mål or mått = measure |
mått | A | plur=; (n) measure both "a measure of" and the object used for mesuring |
kokkärl | A | plur=; cooking-vessel |
laggkärl, lagkärl | A | plur=; container built like a barrel using vertical wooden bars, but smaller than a tunna |
kagge | A | plur: kaggar; keg |
tunna | A | plur: tunnor; barrel. Note that a tunna is also a specific measure |
fjärding, fierding | O | literally a quarter, usually specifying the size of a measure or a barrel. Note that a tunna is also a specific measure. |
korg | A | plur: korgar; basket |
kont | A | plur: kontar; basket, usually worn as a back-pack, made of 1-2 inch wide strips of prepared birch bark. |
kastrull | A | plur: kastruller; saucepan |
gryta | A | plur: grytor; cauldron or large saucepan |
kittel, kjettel | A | plur: kittlar; cauldron but also used in kaffekittel which is much smaller |
kruka | A | plur: krukor; pot, usually clay, earthenware or (soap-)stone. Used as flower pot or storage of food. Sometimes with a lock / låck = lid, often of wood. |
burk | A | plur: burkar; jar, usually glass or metal |
tina | A | plur: tinor; small container. Often smörtina = pot for butter |
ask | A | plur: askar; small box. Often as 2nd part of combined word |
svepask | A | plur: svepaskar; box of special design. Oval form, thin wooden board folded (svept) around an oval, wooden base plate. Commonly with a special snap-lid. Many sizes, used for snuff, small valuables, food or as a carrying "bag" |
låda | A | plur lådor; box in general |
skrin | A | plur=; small box, usually finer and decorated like for jewellery (juvelskriv, smyckeskrin) or sewing items (syskrin) |
bytta | A | plur: byttor; pot of various sizes but always smaller than 1-2 feet |
smörbytta | A | plur: smörbyttor; pot for storing butter |
kärna, smörkärna | A | plur: kärnor; (butter) churn. |
drittel | O | plur: drittlar; pot for storing and measuring butter. |
stäva, stäfva | A | plur: stävor; small container of wood, flat bottom, sides of several vertical sticks, one longer to serve as a handle. Often used when milking. |
skål | A | plur: skålar; bowl (general) |
spillkum, spilcum | A | simple bowl |
bunke | A | plur: bunkar; bowl |
karott | A | plur: karotter; serving bowl, nicer than a bunke |
lock, låck | A | plur: lock; lid |
flaska | A | plur: flaskor; bottle |
butelj | A | plur: buteljer; bottle (fr French bouteille) |
karaff | A | plur: karaffer; decanter. karaffin = small decanter |
panna | A | plur: pannor; pan, common name for skillet or saucepan |
långpanna | A | plur: långpannor; oven plate w high sides |
stekpanna | A | skillet, frying pan (cast iron), stekpannor (plur) |
fotpanna | A | plur: fotpannor; any cooking pot with feet (usually 3) intended for use in open fire. |
trefot | A | plur: trefötter; 3 feet support used to put in an open fire to support a pot or saucepan. |
lagg | A | plur: laggar; skillet, usually special for pancakes or plättar |
stekspett | A | skewer, spit |
kaffepanna, kaffekittel | A | plur: kaffepannor; coffee pot for boiling coffee |
kaffekanna | A | plur: kaffekannor; coffee pot for serving |
t(h)ekanna | A | plur: t(h)ekannor; tea pot for serving |
kavel | A | plur: kavlar; roller, rolling-pin. Also brödkavel |
kakmått | A | plur: kakmått; cookie cutter |
brödspade | A | plur: brödspadar; baker's peel |
rivjärn, rifjern | A | plur: rivjärn; grater |
tratt | A | plur: trattar; funnel |
strykjärn | A | flattening iron, in the old days either a piece of iron w handle heated on the stove or a hollow cast iron object in which you placed glowing coals |
kafferost, kafferostare, kaffebrännare | A | coffee-roaster, a small sheet-metal container w a long handle, used over an open fire or on an iron stove. |
mortel, mortar, mårtare | A | mortar (for grinding - not the weapon :-) |
mortelstöt, stöt, pistill | A | mortar pestle |
spiskrok | A | plur: spikrokar; metal stick w a hook at one end to lift the top covers and rings on an iron stove. |
sotpanna | A | plur: sotpannor; ash pan |
eldgaffel | A | plur: eldgafflar; fire-poker |
eldkyffel | A | plur: eldskyfflar; fire-shovel for shovelling cinders or coal |
bricka | A | plur: brickor; tray |
nål | A | plur: nålar; needle. synål = sewing needle. |
fingerborg | A | plur: fingerborgar; thimble. |
Tools | ||
redskap | A | = tools, usually larger tools like garden tools or farming tools like ploughs etc |
verktyg, värktyg | A | tool, tools |
snickarverktyg | A | carpenter's tools |
hyvelbänk | A | carpenter's bench |
skaft | A | shaft (like a broom-stick) or handle (like on a hammer) |
handtag | A | handle, often D-shaped or T-shaped like on spades. |
hammare | A | hammer |
slägghammare | A | sledge-hammer, size between a hammare and a slägga. |
slägga | A | plur: släggor; sledge-hammer (2-7 kg weight) |
knoster | A | plur: knostren / knosterna (only definite form); heavy sledge-hammer mainly for crushing stone |
städ, smidesstäd | A | plur=; anvil |
skruvstäd, skrufstäd, skruvstycke, skrufstycke | A | plur: -n; screw-vice |
fil | A | plur: filar; file |
rasp | A | plur: raspar; rasp-file, coarse file |
skruvmejsel | A | plur skruvmejslar; screw-driver |
huggmejsel | A | plur huggmejslar; chisel |
stämjärn | A | plur=; former-chisel |
hyvel | A | plur hyvlar; planer |
rubank | A | plur rubankar; large, long planer |
tång | A | plur: tänger; tongs, pliars |
hovtång | A | plur: hovtänger; heavy pincers, from hov = hoof |
klove | A | plur: klovar; clamp. filklove = hand-held clamp for holding small objects |
krok | A | plur: krokar; hook |
bandkniv, bandknif | A | plur: bandknivar; knife with a long (curved) blade and a handle at each end. |
såg | A | plur: sågar; saw |
slipsten | A | plur: slipstenar; grinding stone |
borr | A | plur: borrar; drill (both the cutting spiral and the handle for it) |
navare | A | plur=; large spiral drill with a traverse handle for boring large holes, e.g. when stabilizing logs in a loghouse |
klyvyxa | A | plur: klyvyxor; heavy axe for splitting logs. This axe is stabbed into the log and hammered on using a sledgehammer. |
yxa, huggyxa | A | plur: yxor; axe for chopping wood |
handyxa | A | plur: handyxor; small axe, one hand operated |
sax | A | plur: saxar; scissors, ull-sax; wool scissors |
bila | A | plur: bilor; broad-axe |
slipsten | A | grinding stone for sharpening knives etc |
våg | A | plur: vågar; scales |
vikt | A | plur: vikter; weight |
besman | A | plur: besman; measuring tool for weight. see here. |
påse | A | plur: påsar; bag, smaller than a säck (sack), fabric (tygpåse) or paper (papperspåse). |
säck | A | plur: säckar; large bag, sack |
spannmålssäck | A | plur: spannmålssäckar; sack for grain |
jutesäck | A | sack made of jute |
skräddarsax | A | tailor's scissors |
ullsax | A | scissors for wool |
bråka, linbråka | A | flax breaker. A tool made of 3 or 5 parallel wooden bars connected at one end. One lifts 1 (or 2) bars, puts the flax in between and lower the lifted bars do lodge in between the others, thus breaking the wooden parts of the straw. |
häckla, linhäckla | A | carding-comb for flax. A wooden board with a bunch of rather blunt nails. Swing a bunch of flax straws into the nails and pull it out sideways. This process will remove the small wood splinters created by the previous step (bråkning = breaking). When finished you have a bunch of linen fibers. |
karda | A | carding-comb for wool (ullkarda) or flax (linkarda) |
skäkta, skäktekniv | O | broad, knife-shaped board used to beat the last wood material from the flax, leaving the long fibres. Word derived from old word skäkta; louse since the small wooden pieces on the flax strax (after beating) look like lice eggs on hair |
slända | A | plur: sländor; distaff used when spinning yarn |
väfstol, vefstol | A | loom, often in expression: väfstol med tillbehör or väfstol m tbh; loom with accessories |
vävsked, väfsked | A | plur: vävskedar; weaver's reed |
kardstol | A | small bench specially made for carding wool or flax with a carding-comb fixed to the bench |
spinnrock, spinnråk | A | plur: spinnrockar; spinning wheel |
spade | A | plur: spadar; spade |
skyffel | A | plur: skyfflar; shovel |
grep | A | plur: grepar; pitchfork, several models for different tasks, trädgårdsgrep for garden, dynggrep for dung, potatisgrep for potatoes. |
kofot | A | crow-bar |
spett | A | iron bar for making holes in the ground or leverage |
kratta | A | plur: krattor; rake |
hacka | A | plur: hackor; hoe, mattock |
korp | A | plur: korpar; pick-axe |
åkerredskap | A | (is plural) farming tools and machines |
räfsa | A | plur: räfsor; rake for hay. Wider than a garden rake |
skära | A | plur: skäror; sickle. A homonym = (v) to cut. |
slaga | A | plur: slagor; simple tool for threshing. Two round, wooden sticks, one longer as a handle and one shorter used for beating the plats to separate the grains from the stems etc. The sticks are joined end to end with rings to enable swiveling. |
lie | A | plur: liar; scythe |
stång | A | plur: stänger; pole, bar. järnstång = iron bar. |
stör | A | plur: störar; pole |
hässjestör | A | plur: hässjetörar; pole used for stacking hay. Hässja = stack of hay in the field for drying. Has > 1 pole in a row. Såta or hösåta = hay on a single pole for drying. |
årder | A | plur: årdrerna (only definite form); primitive type of plough with one vertical bar instead of the modern curved blade. |
plog | A | plur: plogar; plough |
harv, harf | A | plur: harvar; harrow |
pinnharv | A | plur: pinnharvar; harrow with vertical pegs. pinne = peg, twig. |
tallriksharv | A | plur: harvar; harrow with vertical, cutting discs. tallrik = plate, disc. |
sladd | A | plur: sladdar; wooden or metal bar or grid dragged over the surface of the soil or a road to even out the surface. Note homonym meaning cable. |
kvarn | A | flour mill (usually hand operated), kaffekvarn; coffee grinder |
trösk- | A | prefix; thresh |
tröskverk | A | = threshing mill |
halmhack | A | = straw cutter. A machine for cutting the straw to small pieces for use in beds for animals or to mix in their food. |
nät, fiskenät | A | fishing net |
ryssja | A | plur: ryssjor; bow-net |
(hummer)tina | A | plur: tinor; creel |
ljuster | A | fishing-gig |
Vehicles | ||
körtyg, kiörtyg | O | see kör-redskap |
körredskap, kiörredskap | O | things used for driving like carts and carriages including the accessories needed. |
kärra, kiärra | A | plur: kärror; cart in general |
skottkärra, skottkiärra | A | plur: skottkärror; wheelbarrow |
dragkärra, dragkiärra | A | plur: dragkärror; usually a smaller, hand pulled cart |
vagn, wagn | A | cart, carriage (also train-cars but rarely in estate inventories) |
flakvagn | A | flat cart |
skrinda | A | plur: skrindor; cart w a flat surface and sides made with separated vertical bars, usually leaning outwards. Commonly used for transporting hay; höskrinda |
höskrinda | A | cart for transporting hay, see skrinda |
kälke, kielke | A | plur: kälkar, kielkar; small sledge |
släde | A | plur: slädar; larger sleigh |
getdoning | A | plur: getdoningar; small sledge w two (metal-clad) wooden runners and a horizontal bar in between. Used in pairs for transporting logs. |
sele, seldon | A | plur: selar seldon is plural; harness |
skakel, skackel | A | plur: skaklar; trace, thill. Wooden bar, used in pairs, connecting the horse (oxen) to the wagon / cart |
skjutsfäll | A | plur: skjutsfällar; fell, skin rug used to cover passenger's legs in a wagon. |
Animals | ||
kreatur, kritter, kretter | A | (is plural). larger farm animals like horses and cattle |
hästkreatur | A | (is plural). horses |
nötkreatur, fäkreatur | A | (is plural). cattle |
häst | A | plur: hästar; horse |
sto | A | plur: ston; female horse |
hingst | A | plur: hingstar; male horse |
vallack, valack | A | castrated male horse |
ko | A | plur: kor; cow |
kviga | A | plur: kvigor; heifer |
kalv, kalf | A | plur: kalvar, kalfvar; calf |
fä, fä-kreatur | A | farm animals other than cattle - like sheep, goats |
så, sö | O | sheep |
gris | A | plur=; pig |
so | A | sow |
sugga | A | plur: suggor; sow |
får | A | plur=; sheep |
lamm, lamb | A | plur=; lamb |
höns | A | is plur; poultry |
höna | A | plur: hönor; hen |
tupp | A | plur: tuppar; rooster |
kyckling | A | plur: kycklingar; chicken |
Personal items except clothing | ||
glasögon | A | spectacles |
örring, örering, örhänge | A | ear-ring |
ring | A | ring |
smycke | A | plur: smycken; jewellery |
snusdosa | A | box for tobacco snuff |
pipa | A | smoking pipe |
Clothing | ||
kläder, kleder | A | (is plural) clothes |
gångkläder | A | lit. "walking clothes" = clothing as opposed to sängkläder |
sorgkläder | A | mourning clothes. |
underkläder | A | underwear. |
underskjorta, undertröja | A | vest (underwear) |
kalsong | A | men's underwear |
benkläder | A | "leg clothes" (underwear) |
klänning, klening | A | plur: klänningar, kleningar; frock |
kjol, kjortel | A | plur: kjolar, kjortlar; skirt |
skjorta | A | plur: skjortor; shirt |
rock | A | plur: rockar; coat |
kappa | A | plur: kappor; overcoat |
nattkappa | A | plur: nattkappor; night gown |
väst | A | plur: västar; waistcoat |
päls | A | plur: pälsar; fur coat |
tröja | A | plur: tröjor; sweater, pull-over |
kofta | A | cardigan, open in front w buttons |
halsduk | A | plur: halsdukar; scarf |
hatt | A | plur: hattar; hat. cylinderhatt = top hat |
mössa | A | plur: mössor; cap |
handske | A | plur: handskar; glove |
vante | A | plur: vantar; mitten |
par | A | pair |
byxor, byxer | A | (= plur); trousers |
strumpor | A | socks, stockings |
skor | A | shoes |
stövlar, stöflar | A | wellington (rubber = gummistövlar) or riding (leather = ridstövlar) boots |
kängor, kjengor | A | (leather) boots (short) |
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= Modern language, A = All times
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