INDEX OF BOUPPTECKNING OBJECTS
WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS AND PICTURES

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Objects f thru j
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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
kaffe			coffee
kaffekanna	kaffepanna		coffee pot
kagge	ankare		keg	note the järnband (iron band) around the keg see a comparison of containers made of staves here
kaka	bakelse		cake	can also mean cookie
kakelugn			tiled stove	many varieties, characterized by the use of ceramic tiles See bergslagskamin for comparison
kakmått			cake measure	can also mean cookie form
kalmink	cållminck (many varieties)		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.
kalv			calf
kalvskinn			calfskin
kam			comb
kamlott	camlotts		wool cloth	high quality, long fiber worsted wool, densely, plainly woven, with printed patterns, shiny but not heat-treated
kammare			chamber	generic for room, but often referring to bed chamber in BPs
kanna	kannor (pl.) kanrum		pot, jug, pan	also a measure equal to 2.6 liter
kanstig			with edges	bottle with 8 edges
kappe			measuring vessel	holds 4.58 liter (depending on the time frame)
kapprock			coat
kar			vat, tub	see a comparison of containers made of staves here
karaff	karafin		carafe
karda	kardor (pl.)		card	carding comb for wool
karda skrubba	kardor skrubbel (pl.)		coarse card	coarse carding comb for wool
karmstol	karmstohl fåtölj		arm chair
kavelträ	mangelbräda kavelbräde strykträ kaveldon		cloth smoother	also mangle board
killing			kid	young goat
killingskinn			kidskin	young goat skin
kista			chest
kittel-koppar	kjättel		copper kettle
kjol	tjol		skirt
klensmed			tinsmith	picture is a tinsmith's bench from Perry, MI (Pono went to HS there)
klämma			clamp
klappträ	klap trä		clothes beater	used for laundering clothes
klocka			bell	sometimes clock
kläde	tyg		cloth
klöfsadel			pack saddle
knäspänne			knee buckle	knäspänne (knee buckle) and skospänne (shoe buckle) may have been interchangeable
ko			cow
kohud			cow hide
kont	kunt näverkont		backpack	often called näverkont since they are mostly made of näver (birch bark)
kopp	kappe		cup
koppar			copper
korgsäng			basket bed
korn			barley	NOT corn, as an American might think
korssteg			cross brace	BP phrase was avlangt bord med korssteg (oblong table with cross brace) - see picture for two probabilities
kott			coat
kreatur			farm animal	sometimes specifically cattle
kruka			pot	also can be jar
krus			jug
kruthorn			powderhorn	see also hagelbössa and hagelpung
krydda			spice
kryddlåda	krydlåda		spice box
kudde			pillow
kuggar			cogs	picture is wooden kuggar (cogs) on a loom
kula	kulor (pl.)		marble	kula can also be a bullet or a cannon-ball. A cannon-ball was often used for crushing mustard seeds.
kullerstol	taburett		stool	upholstered with no backrest
kvarn	qvarn		mill	picture is a kaffe kvarn (coffee mill)
kviga	qviga		heifer	a never bred female bovine
kvinsadel	qvinsadel		woman's saddle
kylfat	kyhlfat		cooling vessel	see a comparison of containers made of staves here
kyrkosläde			church sleigh
kål	kåhl kohl		cabbage	must check context - kohl and kol also mean coal or charcoal
kålrot			rutabaga
kåsa			cup	a small personal cup
kälke	släde sled		sledge, toboggan	many varieties - wedkälke (firewood sledge), ståckkälke (timber sledge), dragkälke (pull sledge)
källare			cellar
kärl	kjärill kiäriel		containers
kärna	kjärnö kärnor (pl.)		seed, kernel	must  check context - kärna is also churn
kärra			cart	small, pulled by an animal - kärra covers a variety of rolling conveyances - see a discussion here
kök	kiöker		kitchen	incredible picture filled with dictionary objects
lagbok			law book
lagg			stave	make into all sorts of things - see picture for barrel making
laggkärl			container made of staves	see a comparison of containers made of staves here
laggtunna			barrel made of staves	see a comparison of containers made of staves here
lakan			bedsheet	lärfts lakan is a linen bedsheet
lamm			lamb
lappskor			Lappland shoes	made of reindeer skin
lapptäcke			lap cover	can be a patchwork quilt
lask klämma			joinery clamp
lie	liar (pl.)		scythe	handle is a lieorv
lieorv			scythe handle
liknanda			similar
linbråck	bråtor		flax breaker	used to break the flax stem and release the linen
lite	liten lilla		little, small	lite applies to singular nouns, små applies to plural nouns
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			light blue
ljusform			candle form	for making candles
ljussax			candle snuffer
ljusstake			candlestick	or "candle holder"
lock	låck		lid, cover	many varieties in picture
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.
lucka framför spisen			fireplace door
lykta			lantern
låda	ask askar (pl.)		box
lång	långt långa		long, tall, far
långpanna			long pan
långref	metrev		fishline
lås			lock
läggnätt			laynet
lägre			inferior	find inferior in the picture
länk	länkar (pl.)		chain link	chain is kedja

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