INDEX OF BOUPPTECKNING OBJECTS
WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS AND PICTURES

This page covers objects a thru e
Objects f thru j
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
agn	ang (misspelling?)		bait	to bait fish withal
aln	alnmått linjal		ruler
andel			share
anka			duck
ask			box
avlång	aflångt		oblong
badkar			bathtub
bakelseform	bakform		pastry form
bakkavle	bakkavle med pick bakkavel kavle kavel		rolling pin	see also pick and brödnagg
baktråg			baking trough
band			ribbon	a narrow piece of cloth
bandhake	bandhakar (pl.)		band hook	for adjusting bands on a barrel or other container made of staves
bandkniv	bandknif		spokeshave	blade with two handles for removing a "ribbon" or "band" of shavings from wood
bandstol			ribbon loom	also called an inkle loom, for weaving narrow material
bark			bark
barkad-läder			tanned leather
barn	barn (pl.)		child	see three of Pono's brother's children
begravning	begrafning		funeral	jordfästning is actual burial
behållne			well-kept	picture is behållne getter (well-kept goats)
bergslagskamin	tackjärnkakelugn järnkakelugn		round cast iron stove	see kakelugn for comparison One bouppteckning lists a "tackjärnskakelugn med dubbelpipa" (with double pipes), quite descriptive of the picture shown.
berett	beredd beredda		prepared	hides are berett (prepared) by tanning
besman	betsman handvåg		steelyard balance	for weight measurement
bibel	bibeln		bible	bibeln is "the bible" while bibel is "bible"
binge			bin	used for storage of grain, flour, etc.
björk			birch
blaggarn	blagarn blångarn		coarse linen	also called brown cloth and tow cloth
blandpanna			mixing pan
bleck			tin
blå	mörkblåth		blue
blåsbälg			bellows	literally blow-bellows
bock	båck		billy goat	also refers to deer
bockskinn	båckskinn		billy goat skin	also refers to deerskin
bod			shed	bod (shed), boden (the shed)
bogträ	bogträn (pl.) lokor lokträn bogträd (misspell?)		collar	for beasts of burden.  See this chart for identification of all parts of a harness
bok			book
bolster	bollster långdyna		bolster	may also be a feather bed or bedspread
bord			table	picture is a blue-painted table with chairs (blå målat bord med stolar)
bordbänk			table bench
bordduk			tablecloth
bordkniv			table knife
bordlåda	drag låda		drawer
bord skifa	bord skiva		table leaf
borrsväng	borr borra		brace and bit	for comparison, see navare
bouppteckning			estate inventory	several of these documents are the source of all the words in this Swedish-English pictorial dictionary
bouteille	butelj flaska		bottle
brand krok			fire hook
brukbara			usable	see also obrukbara (unusable)
brun			brown
brygghus	brygghuset		brew house	great picture of a brännvinspanna (still) in the brew house
bryggkar			brew vat	see a comparison of containers made of staves here
bräder			boards
brännvin			snaps, aquavit
brännvinspanna			still
bröd			bread	Swedish limpa rye bread - pass the smör
brödnagg	pick		prick	used to put vent holes in bread and pie crusts See also pick and bakkavle
bunke			pan or bowl	pan if metal, bowl if porcelain or wood
burk			container with cover	also can See picture for other examples
bytta	så		tub, bowl	see a comparison of containers made of staves here
byxa	byxor		pants	or trousers
båt			boat
bägare			goblet
bälte			belt
bänk	långsäte		bench
bärkasse	bärk		carrier
bärså	bärsåar (pl.)		carrying tub	probably a laundry tub
bättre			better	relative quality term - see picture
bön			prayer	bön also relates to beans
Christningskläde	dopkläde		Christening clothes
daler	dalar		daler	unit of money with value varying according to time Picture shows "emergency" coinage - enlarge for both obverse and reverse.
diverse			various
djup	djupa		deep	a djupt fat (deep dish) is a bowl
dosa			box
dotter			daughter	Pono's son's dotter (daughter)
drag			log scribe, dividers	marks logs to fit them together - see how this tool is used for log joinery
dragkärra			pull cart	small, pulled by a person - kärra covers a variety of rolling conveyances - see a discussion here
dricka	drycka drik		drink, beverage
drickskanna	dryckskanna		drink, beverage container
drickstunna	dryckstunna		drink, beverage barrel	barrel shown has a tapphål (tap hole) to access contents see a comparison of containers made of staves here
dräll			dräll	a form of weave characterized by a block pattern - pictures illustrate two dräll table cloths (bordduk)
dröftetråg			winnowing tray
dubbel	dubbla dubelt		double	picture is Sandin twins
dussin	tolft		dozen
dyna			cushion
dynga	dynge		dung
dörr	dorriner		door	picture shows cabinet doors
ek			oak	the tree and wood from the tree
eka	öka		flat bottomed row boat
eldbärare			fire bearer	literally fire bearer or carrier like one who carries the Olympic torch, but probably a metal container for hot coals
eldgaffel			poker	literally fire fork
elv	elf älv		river	elven/elfen/älven (the river)

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