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SWEDISH WORD ALTERNATE WORDS & SPELLINGS THUMBNAIL PICTURE
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION EXPLANATION
taburett   taburett = foot stool foot stool  
tacka tackor (pl.) tacka = ewe ewe mother sheep shown with lambs (lamm)
tackjärnsgryta till beck kokning gjutjärnsgryta... tackjärnsgryta till beck kokning = cast iron casserole for pitch boiling cast iron casserole for pitch boiling to see pictures of the process of obtaining the pitch, click here
tagel   tagel = horsehair horsehair  
tallrik tallrikar (pl.)
talrik
talrikar (pl.)
fat
tallrik = plate plate  
tavla tavlor (pl.)
tafla
taflor (pl.)
tavla = picture picture wall hangings
See rama (frame)
tavlett taveleth tavlett = small bookcase small bookcase often used for bible and prayer books
te   te = tea tea  
tebräcka tebricken tebracka = tea tray tea tray  
tedosa thedosa tedosa = tea box tea box  
tekanna thekanna tekanna = tea pot tea pot  
then tenn
ten
then = pewter pewter  
tillbehör   tillbehor = accessories accessories picture is loom related accessories
timmer   timmer = timber timber  
timmersax   timmersax = timber hook timber hook  
tina   tina = tub tub usually small
tjur tjurar (pl.) tjur = bull bull  
tjällbytta   tjällbytta = cloth covered tub cloth covered tub see bytta for discussion
tjära kjära tjära = tar tar  
tjärbytta   tjärbytta = tar tub tar tub see bytta for discussion
tjärn

tjärna
kjern
kärna
smörkärna

tjärn = churn churn for making smör (butter)
see also kjern
tjärn damm tjärn = pond pond smaller than a lake
tomma   tomma = empty empty these are empty beehives, as the word was used in a bouppteckning
transport transportt transport = forward forward sample from a bouppteckning shows use of transport indicating a subtotal to be forwarded
tratt trath
trat
tratt = funnel funnel  
trissa trissor (pl.) trissa = pulley pulley part of a loom
trofe glas trophe glas trofe glas = trophy glass trophy glass  
tråg ho tråg = trough trough  
trä   trä = wood wood  
träband   träband = wooden band wooden band these wooden bands are used to hold staves together in a container
träfat trefat träfat = wooden dish wooden dish  
träflaska   träflaska = wooden flask wooden flask  
träkrok   träkrok = wooden hook wooden hook not Swedish, but wooden fish hooks
träsakar tresakar träsakar = wooden objects wooden objects  
tröjja   tröjja = sweater sweater  
tumlare tumlar tumlare = tumbler tumbler  
tunkar tunnekar tunkar = half-barrel vat half-barrel vat  
tunna tunnor (pl.)
fat
tunna = barrel barrel see a comparison of containers made of staves here
tupp   tupp = rooster rooster male chicken
tvätt   tvätt = washing, laundry washing, laundry  
tvättstolar   tvättstolar = laundry stool laundry stool probably much like milking stools
twebotten kanna   twebotten kanna = double boiler double boiler  
tyg   tyg = cloth cloth  
tysk tuska tysk = German German  
tåg rep tåg = rope, cable rope, cable  
tåg flätat tåg flä. (abbrev.) tåg flätat = braided rope braided rope  
tång   tång = tongs tongs also pliers
tårta   tårta = pastry pastry  
täcke täke täcke = cover cover widely adaptable word, see picture
täljstengrytta   täljstengrytta = carved stone casserole carved stone casserole  
täljyxa täljyxor (pl.) täljyxa = carpentry axe carpentry axe see a comparison of similar sounding tools here
täxla kjäxla
tjäckla
täxla = gutter adze gutter adze see a comparison of similar sounding tools here
see log joinery for how this tool is used
ul   ul = wool wool  
under   under = below, under below, under  
upp uppa
uppe
upp = up up  
upptaga   upptaga = harvest, take up harvest, take up  
utslitne   utslitne = worn out worn out  
utsådd   utsådd = sown sown the rye is utsådd (sown)
vadmal wallmarns
(many varieties)
vadmal = rough wool cloth wool cloth rough, loosely twisted wool, fuzzy, possibly homespun
vagga   vagga = cradle cradle  
vagn   vagn = wagon wagon thumbnail is a carriage - vagn covers a variety of rolling conveyances - see a discussion here
vante vantar (pl.)
wantar (pl.)
vante = mitten mitten  
varg ulv
warg
varg = wolf wolf  
vargskinn wargskinn vargskinn = wolfskin wolfskin  
vatten   vatten = water water  
vattenså watus så vattenså = water tub water tub  
vattsten wattsten
slipsten
vattsten = whetstone whetstone  
ved wed ved = firewood firewood  
vef wef vef = crank crank  
verkjärn   verkjärn = tools tools  
vinter winter vinter = winter winter winter can be rough - see picture
vit


 
wit
witt
hvit
hwit
  white picture is a snowstorm in Stockholm
våffeljärn wåffeljärn våffeljärn = waffle iron waffle iron  
väggur vägguhr
wäg ur

 

väggur = wall clock wall clock  
vält vältar (pl.)
välter
vält = roller roller for leveling fields
vändplog   vändplog = mouldboard plow mouldboard plow see picture for discussion
vänhake vändhake
vändhakar
vänhake = cant hook cant hook, peavey for turning logs
see log joinery for how this tool is used
väst wäst
livstycke
lifstycke
väst = vest 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?)
vävsked = weaving reed weaving reed eight samples shown
vävstol wäfstohl
wäfstol
vävstol = weaving loom weaving loom  
war   war = bed quilt bed quilt  
wattensink   wattensink = water sink water sink  
wattensrinner   wattensrinner = water trough water trough  
wåkt vikt wåkt = weight weight  
yste   yste = curds curds mid-product of cheese-making
yxa   yxa = axe axe  
åkläde   åkläde = covering (quilt) of coarse yarn covering (quilt) of coarse yarn  
ägg   ägg = egg egg  
äggstjärna   äggstjärna = egg star egg star star-shaped frame for frying eggs
Literally "egg star"
ämbar   ämbar = bucket bucket  
än mindre ännu mindre än mindre = still smaller still smaller relative term - see picture
The set is stor, mindre, än mindre (large, smaller, still smaller)
ögonvall ögnevall, ögnevallar (pl.)
ögenwahl
ögonwahl
yxvall
ögnevall = axe head hole maker axe head hole maker  
öl öhl öl = beer beer  
ölglas öhlglas ölglas = beer glass beer glass  
öltunna öhltunna öltunna = beer barrel beer barrel  
öra öron (pl.) öra = ear ear picture is skål med öron (bowl with ears)

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