INDEX OF BOUPPTECKNING OBJECTS
WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS AND PICTURES

Objects a thru e
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Objects k thru l
Objects m thru r
Objects s
Objects t thru ö

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SWEDISH WORD	ALTERNATE WORDS & SPELLINGS	THUMBNAIL PICTURE (click to enlarge)	ENGLISH TRANSLATION	EXPLANATION
fat			dish	applies to plates, saucers, platters, bowls
fattig			poor	picture is a sad example
filt			blanket	also means felt, felting
finare			finer	see picture for explanation Also means higher quality or prominent
finger			finger	pick one - slickepott, långeman, gullebrand or lilla vickevire - tummetot is not shown
finnplog	gaffelplog		Finnish plow	useful in fields with lots of rocks
fjäder	fiäder		feather
fjärdedel	fiärdal		quarter	listing was fiärdal putäl = quarter bottle
fjätter			tether	used to secure an animal
flaska af bleck			bottle, tin
flaska af glas			bottle, glass
flat	flatt flata flätt (misspell?)		flat	flat as a platter
flat fat	flatt fat		platter	literally flat dish - pictures are platters of pewter (tenn)
flera			several	flera (several) Sandin-Tillner relatives at a reunion in 1997
flor	gas		gauze
florsikt	florsiktt florsåll		gauze sieve, strainer	gauze is placed over the + shaped hole to trap solids in the liquid passed through it see also hårsikt and mjölksil
fodral	foderal fodra		case, cover, sheath
fot	fott fötter (pl.)		foot	casseroles, pots, trivets, candlesticks have them (foot, feet, even base)
fram			front	nose is the front of a horse
fyrkant			square
får			sheep
fårsax	ullsax		sheep shears
fårskinn			sheepskin
fäll	fårskinsfäll		rug	picture is of a sheepskin rug (fårskinsfäll), and illustrates the lining or cover.  Although called rugs, they tend to be used as blankets or quilts.
fällbord			folding table	table may be folded and stored away when not needed compare to slagbord - drop leaf table
fällkniv	fälla knifvera		jackknife	also clasp knife, folding knife
färdkärra	fählkärra		travel cart	two-wheeled
färdskrin			travel case
färdskrinda			travel buggy	box-like body
färdspann			travel pail
fässing			straw- or hay-filled sack
fäste	vestel		fastenings	listing was plog järn å vestel = plowshare and fastenings
fönster			window
förgyld	förgylld		gilt	picture frame is gilt
förlorat	förlorad förlorade förlorne		lost	misplaced, location not known, in the barn somewhere
förlåt			skirted	like around a bed or table
förlägg			serving
förmyndare			guardian	not always an angel, but upon death of the father, minor children were assigned a male guardian, regardless of survival of the mother
förningskorg	matkorg		food basket	used for carrying food förningskorg is more specific to food for parties or to the hostess
förtent			tinned	bowl is of tinned copper, untinned is oförtent
gaffel	gafflar (pl.)		fork
galt			boar	a male pig
gammal	gamla, gamle, gl.		old
gardin	gardiner (pl.) förhänge		curtain
garn	tråd		yarn	also see tråd
get	gurt		goat
gjuten	jutan gjuta gjutet gjutna		cast	as in jutan metal (cast metal)
glas			glass
grep	grepa		handle	many varieties in picture
grimma			halter	See this chart for identification of all parts of a harness
gris	svin		pig, hog
grissel	grisslar (pl.) gressel brödspade		peel	used to remove bread, etc. from oven
grynsåll			grain sieve
gryta	grytta		casserole
gryt krokar			casserole hooks	used to suspend casseroles over a fire
grå			gray
grädde			cream
gräddkanna	gräddsnippa		cream pitcher
gräddsnippa	gräddkanna		cream pitcher
gröda	grödan (pl.) skörd		crop
grön			green
grövre	grov		coarser	see picture for explanation
gul	gula		yellow
guld			gold
gumse	gumsar (pl.)		ram
gång			set	matched things - things that go together
gångjärn			hinge
gödsel			manure
gödselgrep			manure pitchfork
hacka	hackar (pl.), hackor (pl.) haker jord haka spetshacka		pick, pickaxe, hoe	see a comparison of similar sounding tools here see also haka had
hackjärn			chopper	used for making mincemeat
hagelbössa	hagelgevär		shotgun	see also hagelpung and kruthorn (a specific bouppteckning also had a forma listed - probably a "form" for preparing the powder and shot) Gevär today means a two-handed fire-arm, rifled or smooth-bore.
hagelpung			shot pouch	see also hagelbössa and kruthorn
haka had			hoe head	see also hacka
hake	hak krok		hook
halm	halmstrå strå		straw
halsduk	scarf		scarf
halster	halstag		grill, gridiron	picture is a modern fish griller (fisk halster)
halv	half		half
hammare	hammra hammar		hammer
hand			hand	hand is forming the Hawaiian "shaka" for "hang loose"
handkläde	handduk		hand towel	literally hand cloth
handqvarn	handkvarn		hand mill	for grinding relatively small quantities of grain
handske	handskar (pl.)		glove
handsåg			hand saw
handyxa			hatchet
hannesind			buckskin	deerskin
harka	räfsa kratta rifwer river		rake	see a comparison of similar sounding tools here
harv	harf åkerharv		harrow
hasp	hastan		hasp
hatt			hat
havre	hafwre		oats
hel	hal helt		whole	the whole earth
hink			bucket, pail
hjul			wheel	a wooden wheel, sleigh runner and shovel, and a horse's hoof can all be shod or unshod - see this illustrated here
ho	tråg		trough, tray
holk	holkar (pl.)		nesting box
hov	hof		hoof	a wooden wheel, sleigh runner and shovel, and a horse's hoof can all be shod or unshod - see this illustrated here
hovtyg	hoftyg		farrier tools	for maintaining the hooves of horses
hufwe puta	huvud kudde		pillow	literally head pad
huggjärn	hogjärn stämjärn		chisel	sometimes called simply järn See a comparison of similar sounding tools here
huggyxa	hog yx		carving axe	see a comparison of similar sounding tools here
hus			house	picture is the Swedish birthplace of Pono's paternal grandmother AND grandfather
hyvel	hyvle hyvlar hyflar släthyvel		plane
hål	håla		hole
hållhake	timmerhake		log dog	literally timber hook - see log joinery for how this tool is used
hår			hair	picture is pig bristles, the hår used in a hårsikt (hair sieve) or mjölksil (milk strainer) See picture for detail and another example.
hårsikt	hårsiktt		hair sieve, strainer	hair is placed over the + shaped hole to trap solids in the liquid passed through it see also florsikt and mjölksil
hårtåg	hårrep		hair rope	probably horse main or tail hair
häcka	häckar (pl.)		keeper	example is ost häcka (cheese keeper) Thumbnail is likely an ost kar (cheese vat), picture includes a "keeper"
häckla	häklla häcklor (pl.) nålfält		heckling comb	for separating long linen fibers from short (heckling)
hänga	hängare hänka		hanger	hanger over the top is used to hang container - perhaps over a well
hänglås	hänge låsar lås		padlock
hängskåp			hanging cabinet	cabinet hung on the wall
härva			skein
härvavindor	härrvel knäpphärvil		skein winder	used to gather up the output of a spinning wheel
häst			horse
hästsko	hästskor (pl.) häskor (pl.) hovjärn		horse shoe
hästplog			horse plow
hävert	häfwar		siphon
hö			hay
hölje	hölja täcke		cover	may not be 1800s, but you get the idea also see täcke
höna	hönor (pl. hens only) höns (pl. m. and f.)		hen	female chicken kyckling (baby chicken of either sex)
hörnaskåp			corner cabinet
inkludera			include	this bed includes a cat
inredning			furniture
inväntorian			inventory	clip shows the beginning of the inventory in a bouppteckning including that title before the subtitle "Silver"
jaktiller	iller hiller jaktillerskinn		ferret
jaktillerskinn	iller hiller jaktiller		ferretskin	red-dyed ferret skin jacket
Jesu			Jesus	listing had a book called Jesu barndoms - Childhood of Jesus
jord			earth, soil
juster	ljuster		gig, harpoon, fishing tool
järn	jern		iron	a huggjärn (chisel) is sometimes referred to as a järn (iron)
järnplog	jernplog		iron plow
järnring	jernring		iron ring
järnskrå	skråp		iron scrap, iron trash
järnspett	jernspett järnspet		iron spit, iron pike	also digging bar, digging iron
järnstör	jernstör järnstång jernstång		iron pole, iron bar

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