hopajernsvägning

English translation: weighing and dividing of pig iron from communal blasting furnace

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Swedish term or phrase:hopajernsvägning
English translation:weighing and dividing of pig iron from communal blasting furnace
Entered by: Cristian Iscrulescu

18:20 Mar 15, 2008
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Metallurgy / Casting
Swedish term or phrase: hopajernsvägning
Ancient entry in a manuscript describing the tasks and rewards of workers in a smelting house:

Brännvin, då beljorna gingo åstad, vid hopajernsvägningen, då beljorna stadnade, vid stampjernets uppvägning, vid klotbrytningen under ställningen, vid åldermans tjänstgöring, vid isning och vid dammens reparation samt vid timplars och formors insättning.

I gues "jern" is the ancient spelling of "järn", but what could the complex word mean?
Cristian Iscrulescu
United States
Local time: 18:40
weighing and dividing of pig iron from communal blasting furnace
Explanation:
SAOB explains "hopjärn" as the pig iron received from a communal blasting furnace. HOP (or in your case HOPA) refers to "tillhopa" or "ihop"

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-03-15 21:28:30 GMT)
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that is blast furnace, not blasting!
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Sofia Lauffs
Local time: 03:40
Grading comment
Thanks - you have helped me quite a lot with a hard text on metallurgy and ore processing in medieval Sweden :-)
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5 +1weighing and dividing of pig iron from communal blasting furnace
Sofia Lauffs
1 -1scrap iron weighing
Sven Petersson


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scrap iron weighing


Explanation:
WARNING: WILD GUESS!

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 03:40
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 79

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Sofia Lauffs: it is a very good guess, but specifik term. See explanation
37 mins
  -> Well, I did write that it was a WILD GUESS. Awaiting your translation and explanation with interest.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
weighing and dividing of pig iron from communal blasting furnace


Explanation:
SAOB explains "hopjärn" as the pig iron received from a communal blasting furnace. HOP (or in your case HOPA) refers to "tillhopa" or "ihop"

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-03-15 21:28:30 GMT)
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that is blast furnace, not blasting!

Sofia Lauffs
Local time: 03:40
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks - you have helped me quite a lot with a hard text on metallurgy and ore processing in medieval Sweden :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson
6 mins
  -> Tackar! Det är skoj att leta efter de här orden!
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