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
This page covers objects s
Objects t thru ö

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SWEDISH WORD	ALTERNATE WORDS & SPELLINGS	THUMBNAIL PICTURE (click to enlarge)	ENGLISH TRANSLATION	EXPLANATION
sak	saker (pl.)		thing, object	picture shows many saker (things)
salt			salt
sammet			velvet
sedelbok	plånbok		wallet, billfold
sedlar			currency
sele	sehle		harness	See this chart for identification of all parts of a harness
selkrok	selkrokar (pl.)		harness hook	looks a lot like a closet hook
selredskap			harness equipment	See this chart for identification of all parts of a harness
senap			mustard
serkell			circle maker
serviette	servett		napkin
sikt	sigt såll		sieve	picture "possibly" not 1800s Swedish
silfver	silfwer		silver
silke			silk
siltråg			herring tray	herring boxes without topses
skaft			shaft, handle
skaftpanna			pan with handle
skakel	skaklar (pl.) skaklor		trace	the strap, rope, shaft, or chain part of a harness bearing the load See picture or this chart for identification of all parts of a harness
skala	skjällor vågskål		scale, scales	for weight measurement
sked	skjed		spoon
skiva	skifa		sheet	picture is sheets of birch bark
skiärlåda	skärkista		harvest tool	literally cut box - used to cut the heads of grain off the straw
skjorta	skiorta		shirt
skodd			shod	see picture for discussion - a wooden wheel, sleigh runner and shovel, and a horse's hoof can all be shod or unshod - see this illustrated here
skog			forest
skolåda			shoe box	for farrier tools
skopa			scoop
skor			shoes	Tyska (German) shoes have leather soles, Svenska (Swedish) shoes have birch bark soles
skospänne			shoe buckle	skospänne (shoe buckle) and knäspänne (knee buckle) may have been interchangeable
skottnät			trammel net	A gill net characterized by three layers, a fine net sandwiched between two very wide nets.  The net has floats on the top and weights on the bottom and drifts vertically near the surface.  Fish are entangled in a combination of the fine net and the wider nets on either side.
skovel	skyffle skuffla		shovel	also see skodd - a wooden wheel, sleigh runner and shovel, and a horse's hoof can all be shod or unshod - see this illustrated here
skrapa			scraper	used for maintenance of a häst (horse)
skrin			box, case
skrinda			cart	mid-size, picture is höskrinda (hay cart) - skrinda covers a variety of rolling conveyances - see a discussion here
skrov	skråf		body, hull	picture shows cart without and with skrov (body)
skruvstäd	skrufstäd		vice
skräf	skräp		scrap	also rubbish
skål af trä			wooden bowl
skåp			cabinet
skåpsäng			cabinet bed
skägg	skjägg		beard
skänkskåp			sideboard cabinet
skänkstop			sideboard pitcher
skära			sickle
skräddersax			tailor's scissors
slaga			flail	for threshing grain
slev	slevar (pl.)		ladle
slipsten			sharpening stone
släde			sleigh	a wooden wheel, sleigh runner and shovel, and a horse's hoof can all be shod or unshod - see this illustrated here
slägga	slägge		sledgehammer
slända			winder
släp			litter	two poles with cross pieces suitable for carrying a load, pulled by a beast or mounted behind a toboggan - similar to the American Indian litter or travois
smidesjärn	smedjern		wrought iron
små			small, little	små applies to plural nouns, lite applies to singular nouns
smått			stuff, things
smör			butter
smörbunke			butter bowl
smörbytta			butter tub	see a comparison of containers made of staves here
snus			snuff
snusdosa			snuffbox
snö			snow
snöplog			snowplow
snösockar	snösåcker		snow socks	may also be a sack-like blanket (think 1/2 sleeping bag) used to keep the lower body warm when traveling
sockerlåda	sockerdosa		sugar box
soffa			sofa, couch
sommar			summer
son	sohn		son
spade	spada		spatula	also spade - watch context
spann	spänner (old pl.) spannar (pl.) hink hinkar (pl.)		pail
spanskrör	käpp		cane	walking cane
spegel			mirror
spill			waste
spinnrock			spinning wheel	see picture for names of some parts
spishäll	järnhäll		stove top	see explanation on picture
sprotfat			wicker dish
spräcklig			speckled	also spotted
spånfat			wood chip dish	dish made out of thin shavings or strips of wood
spädgris			piglet
spännare			(loom) harness	picture shows other loom parts (shuttle)
spänne	buckla		buckle
stekpanna			frying pan
sten			stone, stoneware	sten is stone, but often refers to stoneware
stenfat, djup			stoneware bowl
stenfat, flatt			stoneware platter
sticka			knit
stick båge			quilting frame
stjärna	stiärna		star
sto			mare	mother horse - beautiful pictures
stock	ståck		log
stol	stolar (pl.) säte		chair	also seat, stool
stolpe	stolp stälp		pole, post
stomsåll	stommesåll		framed sieve
stop			pitcher
stor			large	relative term - see picture The set is stor, mindre, än mindre (large, smaller, still smaller)
storm			storm
strumpor			stockings
strykjärn med lod	stryckjern präss pressjärn		flat iron with insert	for pressing clothes - with more than one insert, one heats while the other is being used
stuga	stugan		cabin	may also refer to sitting room or living room
stånd			stall
stång	stänger (pl.)		pole, staff, rod, bar, shaft, stick	thumbnail shows a stick that is also a curtain rod
stånntunna	ståndtunna		large barrel	perhaps hogshead
stånsäng			booth bed	also murphy bed - see picture
städ			anvil
stäva			milk pail	note the träband (wooden band) holding staves together The extra long stave used as a handle accounts for the name – stäv = stem.
större			larger	Saturn is större than most other planets, but not the largest.
stöt			pestle	mortar is the bowl, pestle is the grinder
stövlar	stöflor		boots
sugga	suggor (pl.)		sow	mother pig shown with piglets (spädgris)
supglas	snapsglas		snifter
svart	svarta mörk		black
svarvask	svarvaskar (pl.)		turned box	the picture is actually a träskål med lock (wooden bowl with lid) but it could also be considered a lathe-turned box
sågblad			saw blade
såll			sieve	picture is primitive, enlargement has more modern example
sås			sauce, gravy, dressing
såsskål			gravy bowl	also gravy boat
säck			sack
säd	säden (pl.)		grain
sämre			worse, simpler, not so finely made	relative quality term - see picture
sämskskinn			chamois leather
säng			bed
sänknät			sink net	for fishing at depth
sättstamp	stensätt		stone breaker	carefully positioned by one person to conduct the force of a sledgehammer wielded by another person to break away parts of a stone - see picture
söndrig	söndar trasig		broken	also ragged, tattered, torn, frayed, out of order

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Objects t thru ö

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