(16-09-2018, 06:18 PM)Anton wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Actually it looks like "mallior" is "Buckel" or "Knopf" - some bulgy widget worn by Lappish women, made of silver, and those who cannot afford silver, have to be content with pewter or brass.
That was my impression too. That's why I came up with "metal cabochon" (which isn't the best description, but I couldn't think of an equivalent word in English) because it sounds like they are describing a jewelry-like decorative piece of shaped metal that's not quite a button, not quite a buckle.
I couldn't think of an English word, but the Spanish word "concho", which are metal embellishments worn at the neck (and also on belts), seems to be similar (not exactly the same, but it's the closest word I could think of in another language besides Scandinavian).
The word "kracka/krage" more generically means "collar" where all these button/buckle embellishments (mallior) were attached.