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Jan 15, 2023 01:54
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Swedish term
Ett Warskin
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From an 1848 estate inventory for Jöns Jonsson of Humselynga, Abild Parish, Sweden:
Diverse:
2 Ljungliar
2 spadar
En Handsåg
Ett Warskin
Diverse Jerna skråp
Since the surrounding items are tools (and scrap iron), I'm assuming a "warskin" was also a tool of some sort? However, I haven't been able to find anything similar...
Diverse:
2 Ljungliar
2 spadar
En Handsåg
Ett Warskin
Diverse Jerna skråp
Since the surrounding items are tools (and scrap iron), I'm assuming a "warskin" was also a tool of some sort? However, I haven't been able to find anything similar...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | a wolf hide |
Michele Fauble
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| 2 | animal skin |
LilianNekipelov
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Proposed translations
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a wolf hide
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LilianNekipelov
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animal skin
some type of animal skin, leather, skinn in Swedish. W is v now.
Note from asker:
| That makes total sense. Could it possibly be "vargskinn" written as "warskin"???? |
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