Translation - Swedish-English - "obehöriga äga ej tillträde" "Skyddskor måste...

Lilian, the meaning is: "unauthorized access forbidden"

OK, but what about that "äga"? Isn't that "estate", "land"?

"äga" can be a lot of things.

Well, yes, but in this context it seems to me that we are talking about a site. Am I wrong?

Yes, probably some place, since they are talking about protective shoes. But it doesn't say it's about a estate or site or even a place.
"No admittance for unauthorized persons."


You probably know better than me how to put it in English Lilian.

What would be more common for a sign in English would be:
"No admittance - authorised persons only"

Does that convey the original?

CC: pias

I think so!

CC: lenab

Yes, that's what it means.

If everybody agrees... Pia, would you validate this one for me, please?

Oops! I forgot

What did you forget?

Ok, what rating do you want?

It's already validated by Franck!

Old Swedish, in this case, att äga = to have