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SWEDISH WORD |
ALTERNATE
WORDS &
SPELLINGS |
THUMBNAIL PICTURE
(click to enlarge) |
ENGLISH
TRANSLATION |
EXPLANATION |
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kaffe |
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coffee |
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kaffebrännare |
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coffee roaster |
looks a lot like a popcorn
popper |
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kaffekanna |
kaffepanna |
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coffee pot |
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kaffekokare |
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coffee cooker |
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kaffekopp |
kaffekopper (pl.) |
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coffee cup |
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kagge |
ankare |
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keg |
note the järnband
(iron band) around the keg
see a comparison of containers made of staves
here |
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kaka |
bakelse |
 |
cake |
can also mean cookie |
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kakelugn |
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tiled stove |
many varieties,
characterized by the use of ceramic tiles
See bergslagskamin for comparison |
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kakmått |
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cake measure |
can also mean cookie
form |
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kalmink |
cållminck
(many varieties) |
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wool cloth |
worsted wool, thin,
plainly woven, made shiny by heat-treatment
Livstycke in picture is actually made of rask, which is very
similar to kalmink, but perhaps lower quality. |
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kalv |
kalf
kalver (pl.) |
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calf |
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kalvskinn |
kalfskin |
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calfskin |
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kam |
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 |
comb |
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kamlott |
camlotts |
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wool cloth |
high quality, long fiber
worsted wool, densely, plainly woven, with printed patterns, shiny but not
heat-treated |
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kammare |
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chamber |
generic for room, but
often referring to bed chamber in BPs |
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kanna |
kannor (pl.)
kanrum |
 |
pot, jug, pan |
also a measure equal to
2.6 liter |
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kanstig |
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with edges |
bottle with 8 edges |
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kappe |
|
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measuring vessel |
holds 4.58 liter
(depending on the time frame) |
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kapprock |
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coat |
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kar |
|
 |
vat, tub |
see a comparison of
containers made of staves here |
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karaff |
karafin |
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carafe |
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karda |
kardor (pl.)
karvor (misspell?) |
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card |
carding comb for wool - usually
found in pairs |
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karda skrubba |
kardor skrubbel (pl.) |
 |
coarse card |
coarse carding comb for wool -
usually found in pairs |
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karmstol |
karmstohl
fåtölj |
 |
arm chair |
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kavelträ |
mangelbräda
kavelbräde
strykträ
kaveldon |
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cloth smoother |
also mangle board |
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killing |
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kid |
young goat |
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killingskinn |
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kidskin |
young goat skin |
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kista |
kästter (pl.) |
 |
chest |
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kittel-koppar |
kjättel
kettel |
 |
copper
kettle |
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kjern |
kjerner (pl.)
kärna
kärnar (pl.)
tjärner |
 |
churn |
see also tjärn |
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kjol |
tjol |
 |
skirt |
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kjur |
kiur
tjur
tiur |
 |
bull |
see also tjur |
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klappträ |
klap trä |
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clothes beater |
used for laundering clothes |
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klensmed |
|
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tinsmith |
picture is a tinsmith's
bench from Perry, MI (Pono went to HS there) |
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klocka |
bjällra |
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bell |
klocka may be clock,
but bjällra is always bell |
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kläde |
tyg |
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cloth |
may be towel, as in hand
kläde |
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kläder |
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clothing |
seen in bouppteckningar
as den avlidne kläder
- the deceased's clothing |
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klämma |
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clamp |
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kläspasädlar |
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cloth objects |
may refer to bedding |
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klöfsadel |
bak salle |
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pack saddle |
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knäspänne |
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knee buckle |
knäspänne (knee
buckle) and skospänne (shoe buckle) may have been interchangeable |
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ko |
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cow |
often cow's names are included
in the inventory |
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kohud |
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cow hide |
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kont |
kunt
näverkont |
 |
backpack |
often called
näverkont since they are mostly made of näver (birch bark) |
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kopp |
kappe |
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cup |
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koppar |
koper |
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copper |
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korgsäng |
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basket bed |
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korn |
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barley |
NOT corn, as an American
might think |
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korssteg |
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cross brace |
BP phrase was avlangt
bord med korssteg (oblong table with cross brace) - see picture for two
probabilities |
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kort |
kortta |
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short |
picture is short curtains |
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kott |
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coat |
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kreatur |
kreattur |
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farm animal, livestock |
sometimes specifically
cattle |
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kruka |
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pot |
also can be jar |
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krus |
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jug |
also can be pitcher |
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kruthorn |
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powderhorn |
see also hagelbössa
and hagelpung |
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krydda |
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spice |
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kryddlåda |
krydlåda |
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spice box |
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kudde |
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pillow |
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kuggar |
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cogs |
picture is wooden
kuggar (cogs) on a loom |
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kula |
kulor (pl.) |
 |
marble |
kula can also be
a bullet or a cannon-ball. A cannon-ball was often used for crushing mustard
seeds. |
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kullerstol |
taburett |
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stool |
upholstered with no
backrest |
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kvarn |
qvarn |
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mill |
picture is a kaffe
kvarn (coffee mill) |
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kviga |
qviga |
 |
heifer |
a never bred female
bovine |
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kvinna |
qvinna |
 |
woman |
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kvinsadel |
qvinsadel |
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woman's saddle |
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kylfat |
kyhlfat |
 |
cooling vessel |
see a comparison of
containers made of staves here |
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kyrkosläde |
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church sleigh |
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kål |
kåhl
kohl |
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cabbage |
must check context -
kohl and kol also mean coal or charcoal |
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kålknif |
kåhlknif
kåhlknifer (pl.)
kålkniv, etc. |
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cabbage knife |
chops cabbage, perhaps for
sauerkraut |
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kålrot |
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rutabaga |
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kåsa |
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cup |
a small personal cup |
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kälke |
släde
sled |
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sledge, toboggan |
many varieties -
wedkälke (firewood sledge), ståckkälke (timber sledge),
dragkälke (pull sledge) |
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källare |
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cellar |
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källbytta |
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sour milk tub |
see bytta for discussion |
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kärl |
kärräl
kjärill
kiäriel |
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containers |
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kärna |
kjärnö
kärnor (pl.) |
 |
seed, kernel |
must check context
- kärna is also churn |
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kärra |
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cart |
small, pulled by an
animal - kärra covers a variety of rolling conveyances - see a
discussion here |
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kök |
kiöker |
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kitchen |
incredible picture
filled with dictionary objects |
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köra |
kiöra |
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drive |
köraredskap is drive
equipment like carts, wagons |
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lagbok |
|
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law book |
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lagg |
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stave |
make into all sorts of
things - see picture for barrel making |
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laggkärl |
|
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container made of staves |
see a comparison of
containers made of staves here |
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laggtunna |
|
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barrel made of staves |
see a comparison of
containers made of staves here |
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lakan |
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bedsheet |
lärfts lakan is a
linen bedsheet |
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lamm |
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lamb |
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lappskor |
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Lappland shoes |
made of reindeer skin |
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lapptäcke |
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lap cover |
can be a patchwork quilt |
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lask klämma |
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joinery clamp |
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lera |
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clay |
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lerafat |
lerfat |
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clay dish |
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lie |
liar (pl.)
laya |
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scythe |
handle is a lieorv |
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lieorv |
lieorf |
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scythe handle |
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liggsoffa |
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sofa bed |
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liknanda |
|
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similar |
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linbråck |
bråtor |
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flax
breaker |
used to break the flax stem
and release the linen |
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linne |
lind
lin |
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linen |
picture shows raw, heckled and
spun linen |
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lite |
liten
litten
lilla |
 |
little, small |
lite applies to
singular nouns, små applies to plural nouns |
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livstycke |
lifstycke
väst |
 |
vest |
Depending on time frame,
gender of owner, location, mindset of recorder, etc., this term might mean
vest, waistcoat, bodice, or even undergarment to hold up stockings.
One male owned several livstycke with bright colors, stripes and spots,
but he also owned items called väst with more subdued colors. See picture. |
ljusblå
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light blue |
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ljuse |
ljus
juse |
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candle |
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ljusform |
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candle form |
for making candles |
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ljussax |
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candle snuffer |
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ljusstake |
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candlestick |
or "candle holder" |
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ljuster |
juster |
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gig, harpoon, fishing spear |
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lock |
låck
låk |
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lid, cover |
many varieties in
picture |
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lod |
lojärn |
 |
unit of weight |
13.16 grams
Also the insert for a hollow stryckjärn (flat iron) as shown in
picture - this would be the likely definition of lojärn. Lod
may also be a plumb bob. |
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lucka framför spisen |
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fireplace door |
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lykta |
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lantern |
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låda |
ask
askar (pl.) |
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box |
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lågbytta |
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laundry tub |
see bytta for discussion |
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låkbytta |
bytta med lock |
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tub with lid |
see bytta for discussion |
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lång |
långt
långa |
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long, tall, far |
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långpanna |
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long
pan |
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långref |
metrev |
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fishline |
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lås |
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lock |
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läder |
skinn |
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leather |
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läggnätt |
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laynet |
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lägre |
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inferior |
find inferior in the
picture |
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länk |
länkar (pl.) |
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chain link |
chain is kedja |
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lärfts |
lerf |
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linen cloth |
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löf |
löv |
 |
leaf |
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löf hak |
löv hake |
 |
leaf hook |
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lök |
rödlök |
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onion |
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