INDEX OF BOUPPTECKNING OBJECTS
WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS AND PICTURES

Objects a thru e
Objects f thru j
Objects k thru l
Objects m thru r
Objects s
This page covers objects t thru ö

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SWEDISH WORD	ALTERNATE WORDS & SPELLINGS	THUMBNAIL PICTURE (click to enlarge)	ENGLISH TRANSLATION	EXPLANATION
taburett			foot stool
tacka	tackor (pl.)		ewe	mother sheep shown with lambs (lamm)
tackjärnsgryta till beck kokning	gjutjärnsgryta...		cast iron casserole for pitch boiling	to see pictures of the process of obtaining the pitch, click here
tagel			horsehair
tallrik	tallrikar (pl.) talrik talrikar (pl.) fat		plate
tavla	tavlor (pl.) tafla taflor (pl.)		picture	wall hangings See rama (frame)
tavlett	taveleth		small bookcase	often used for bible and prayer books
te			tea
tebräcka	tebricken		tea tray
tedosa	thedosa		tea box
tekanna	thekanna		tea pot
then	tenn ten		pewter
tillbehör			accessories	picture is loom related accessories
timmer			timber
timmersax			timber hook
tina			tub	usually small
tjur	tjurar (pl.)		bull
tjällbytta			cloth covered tub	see bytta for discussion
tjära	kjära		tar
tjärbytta			tar tub	see bytta for discussion
tjärn	tjärna kjern kärna smörkärna		churn	for making smör (butter) see also kjern
tjärn	damm		pond	smaller than a lake
tomma			empty	these are empty beehives, as the word was used in a bouppteckning
transport	transportt		forward	sample from a bouppteckning shows use of transport indicating a subtotal to be forwarded
tratt	trath trat		funnel
trissa	trissor (pl.)		pulley	part of a loom
trofe glas	trophe glas		trophy glass
tråg	ho		trough
trä			wood
träband			wooden band	these wooden bands are used to hold staves together in a container
träfat	trefat		wooden dish
träflaska			wooden flask
träkrok			wooden hook	not Swedish, but wooden fish hooks
träsakar	tresakar		wooden objects
tröjja			sweater
tumlare	tumlar		tumbler
tunkar	tunnekar		half-barrel vat
tunna	tunnor (pl.) fat		barrel	see a comparison of containers made of staves here
tupp			rooster	male chicken
tvätt			washing, laundry
tvättstolar			laundry stool	probably much like milking stools
twebotten kanna			double boiler
tyg			cloth
tysk	tuska		German
tåg	rep		rope, cable
tåg flätat	tåg flä. (abbrev.)		braided rope
tång			tongs	also pliers
tårta			pastry
täcke	täke		cover	widely adaptable word, see picture
täljstengrytta			carved stone casserole
täljyxa	täljyxor (pl.)		carpentry axe	see a comparison of similar sounding tools here
täxla	kjäxla tjäckla		gutter adze	see a comparison of similar sounding tools here see log joinery for how this tool is used
ul			wool
under			below, under
upp	uppa uppe		up
upptaga			harvest, take up
utslitne			worn out
utsådd			sown	the rye is utsådd (sown)
vadmal	wallmarns (many varieties)		wool cloth	rough, loosely twisted wool, fuzzy, possibly homespun
vagga			cradle
vagn			wagon	thumbnail is a carriage - vagn covers a variety of rolling conveyances - see a discussion here
vante	vantar (pl.) wantar (pl.)		mitten
varg	ulv warg		wolf
vargskinn	wargskinn		wolfskin
vatten			water
vattenså	watus så		water tub
vattsten	wattsten slipsten		whetstone
ved	wed		firewood
vef	wef		crank
verkjärn			tools
vinter	winter		winter	winter can be rough - see picture
vit	wit witt hvit hwit		white	picture is a snowstorm in Stockholm
våffeljärn	wåffeljärn		waffle iron
väggur	vägguhr wäg ur		wall clock
vält	vältar (pl.) välter		roller	for leveling fields
vändplog			mouldboard plow	see picture for discussion
vänhake	vändhake vändhakar		cant hook, peavey	for turning logs see log joinery for how this tool is used
väst	wäst livstycke lifstycke		vest	Depending on time frame, gender of owner, location, mindset of recorder, etc., this term might mean vest or waistcoat.  One male owned several livstycke with bright colors, stripes and spots, but he also owned items called väst with more subdued colors.  See also livstycke
vävsked	wäfskied wäfsidar (misspell?)		weaving reed	eight samples shown
vävstol	wäfstohl wäfstol		weaving loom
war			bed quilt
wattensink			water sink
wattensrinner			water trough
wåkt	vikt		weight
yste			curds	mid-product of cheese-making
yxa			axe
åkläde			covering (quilt) of coarse yarn
ägg			egg
äggstjärna			egg star	star-shaped frame for frying eggs Literally "egg star"
ämbar			bucket
än mindre	ännu mindre		still smaller	relative term - see picture The set is stor, mindre, än mindre (large, smaller, still smaller)
ögonvall	ögnevall, ögnevallar (pl.) ögenwahl ögonwahl yxvall		axe head hole maker
öl	öhl		beer
ölglas	öhlglas		beer glass
öltunna	öhltunna		beer barrel
öra	öron (pl.)		ear	picture is skål med öron (bowl with ears)

Objects a thru e
Objects f thru j
Objects k thru l
Objects m thru r
Objects s
This page covers objects t thru ö

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