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SWEDISH WORD ALTERNATE WORDS & SPELLINGS THUMBNAIL PICTURE
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION EXPLANATION
madrass   madrass = mattress mattress  
malm   malm = bronze bronze malm also means ore
man   man = man man  
matskåp   matskåp = food cabinet food cabinet  
matsked   matsked = tablespoon tablespoon literally food spoon
metall metal metall = metal metal  
mindre smärre mindre = smaller smaller relative term - see picture
The set is stor, mindre, än mindre (large, smaller, still smaller)
mjöl miöhl mjöl = flour flour  
mjölbytta   mjölbytta = flour tub flour tub see bytta for discussion
mjölk miölk mjölk = milk milk  
mjölkbytta miölkbytta mjölkbytta = milk tub milk tub see bytta for discussion
mjölkista   mjölkista = flour chest flour chest  
mjölksil miölksil
hårsikt
florsikt
mjölksil = milk strainer milk strainer the + shaped hole is covered with pig bristles, gauze or juniper twigs to strain out impurities
mjölkstäva miölkstäva
miölkstäfvor
mjölkstäva = milk pail with handle milk pail with handle
The extra long stave used as a handle accounts for the name mjölkstäva (literally milk stem) – stäv = stem.
See a comparison of containers made of staves here
mortel med stöt mortarre
.. med järnstöt
mortel med stöt = mortar and pestle mortar and pestle  
motbok   motbok = passbook passbook the record of a debt often referred to in bouppteckningar
In the 20th century, motboken were primarily used to control the use of alcohol through rationing.
muddar   muddar = wrist warmers wrist warmers  
myndig vuxen myndig = adult adult to differentiate from omyndig (minor) - which see
mynt   mynt = money money  
målat målad
mållat
målat = painted painted see omålat
mått   mått = size size what size dog do you have?
måttkärl målkärl måttkärl = measuring container measuring container

kanna – 2.61 liter
kappe – 4.58 liter
åtting – 15.7 liter
skäppa – about a bushel

mässing messing
mäsing
mässing = brass brass  
mössa   mössa = cap cap  
mössa-trind   mössa-trind = cap-round cap-round  
nagel spik nagel = nail nail can also mean a dowel for joining wood (think treenail)
nageltorn nagelton nageltorn = nail head form nail head form nail is held by form while head is flattened out with a hammer
Picture is hand-made nails possibly made with a nageltorn
nattkappe nattkappor (pl.)
nattlinne
nattkappe = dickey dickey collar and shirt front - when worn with a jacket it looks like a shirt
navare navre
nåver
spiralborr
nafvare, nafwaror
navare = augur, drill auger, drill see borrsväng for comparison
ned ner ned = down down  
ny   ny = new new what could be newer?
nyckel   nyckel = key key  
nyckelskåp   nyckelskåp = key cabinet key cabinet  
nystan nystan (pl.)
nyst
nystan = ball of yarn ball of yarn or ball of string (not beach ball)
nystvindor nystblad
nystfot
nystkrona
nystvindor = yarn winder yarn winder for winding yarn from a spinrock (spinning wheel)
Also called a yarn swift.
nål   nål = needle needle  
nålhus   nålhus = needle holder needle holder  
näsaglas   näsaglas = spectacles spectacles, eyeglasses literally nose glass
näsduk   näsduk = handkerchief handkerchief  
nät   nät = net net for fishing
näver   näver = birch bark birch bark  
obrukbara   obrukbara = unusable unusable see brukbara (usable) for comparison
obrunt   obrunt = untanned untanned this pelt is definitely not tanned
oduglig   oduglig = useless useless  
ohäklar ohäckla ohäklar = unheckled unheckled flax after breaking and before heckling
see also linne
ok   ok = yoke yoke  
omkring omringa omkring = around, encircle around, encircle picture is ring omkring (around) the moon
omyndig   omyndig = minor minor to differentiate from myndig (adult) - which see
Can also apply to a legally incompetent adult.
omålat omålad omålat = unpainted unpainted see målat
orgelnist   orgelnist = organist organist  
oskodd   oskodd = unshod unshod these wooden wheels are said to be unshod since they have no metal band where the wheel hits the road - a wooden wheel, sleigh runner and shovel, and a horse's hoof can all be shod or unshod - see this illustrated here
ost   ost = cheese cheese  
ostform   ostform = cheese form cheese form shapes and imprints a pattern on the cheese
ostkar   ostkar = cheese tub cheese tub  
otröskad   otröskad = unthreshed unthreshed picture is otröskad (unthreshed) wheat
otvätta   otvätta = unwashed unwashed Pono's great-grandson at one year old
ox oxe ox = ox ox  
oxhyvel oxhöfwel oxhyvel = ox plane plane with two sets of handles  
pall   pall = stool stool also stepstool
panna   panna = pan pan picture is a sten panna med fötter (stoneware pan with feet)
pannkaka pannkakor pannkaka = pancake pancake m-m-m-m, pass the lingonberries and smör
pannkaka spad pannakaka spad pannkaka spad = pancake turner pancake turner, spatula  
pannring trefot pannring = trivet trivet  
par   par = pair pair  
pase järn   pase järn = fitting iron fitting iron farrier's tool for fitting horse shoes - probably the level on the right
pick bakkavle med pick
brödnagg
pick = prick prick used for venting pie crust, etc.
see also brödnagg and bakkavle
pipa pipor (pl.) pipa = pipe pipe also means a pipe for smoking
pittar   pittar = whistle whistle  
plank   plank = fence, plank, board fence plank can also mean board, plank
plåt   plåt = plate plate, sheet for example, rusty plate of iron
pokal bägare
pogal
pokal = cup cup pokal is more related to a trophy cup where bägare is more related to a drinking cup or goblet
portelin porslin
porselin
porcelijn
pöstalind
portelin = porcelain porcelain  
post postar (pl.) post = post post  
potatis jordpäron potatis = potato potato  
potatis korv   potatis korv = potato sausage potato sausage thumbnail is after cooking, see picture for before
psalmbok   psalmbok = book of hymns, prayers book of hymns and/or prayers  
puddingform   puddingform = pudding form pudding form  
putäl putälar (pl.)
puttäl
puttälar (pl.)
butäl (and variations), butelj
putäl = bottle bottle see also butelj
putta plunta putta = pocket pocket  
putta butelj   putta butelj = pocket bottle pocket bottle a flat bottle, sometimes slightly rounded to fit a pocket
påse påsar (pl.) påse = bag bag  
päls   päls = fur, fur coat fur, fur coat  
qviga qwiga
kviga
qviga = heifer heifer a never bred female bovine
see also kviga
qvinna kvinna qvinna = woman woman Queen Silvia in Swedish National costume
rakkniv   rakkniv = razor razor  
rama ramar (pl.) rama = frame frame for picture
See tavla
randig randita
randitte
randig = striped striped  
rasp fil rasp = file file  
rep lina
tåg
rep = rope rope also cable
revers   revers = promissory note promissory note  
ridsadel   ridsadel = riding saddle riding saddle  
ring   ring = ring ring this ring was worn by Pono's father - the stone is hematite - a type of iron ore that came from the mines of Upper Michigan where he worked when he was quite young
ris risgryn ris = rice rice  
risbit   risbit = 1 to 3 yo male goat 1 to 3 year old male goat may also be used for a yearling male sheep
rissel risslor (pl.)
redsler
rissel = coarse sieve coarse sieve  
rivjärn rävjärn
refjarn
rivjärn = grater grater  
rock råk rock = coat coat also overcoat
rostig   rostig = rusty rusty  
rotyxa rothacka rotyxa = root hoe root hoe  
rubank   rubank = long plane long plane  
rulla trådrulle rulla = bobbin bobbin see spinnrock (spinning wheel)
rullgardin   rullgardin = roll curtain roll curtain also shade
rund run
trind
rund = round round  
rutiga rutigt rutiga = checked checked  
ryss   ryss = basket basket basket-like body for a cart or sleigh - picture is a kolryss (coal basket)
råg   råg = rye rye  
råtta   råtta = rat rat  
råttfälla radsfall råttfälla = rat trap rat trap examples of early rat traps - see picture
rättning   rättning = calculating calculating, correcting picture is probably not 1800s, but you get the concept
räv räf räv = fox fox  
rävskinn räfskinn rävskinn = foxskin foxskin  
röd


 
    red  
rödfärgs tunna   rödfärgs tunna = red ochre barrel red ochre barrel see a comparison of containers made of staves here

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