Straff

Old Norse Dictionary - straff

Meaning of Old Norse word "straff"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

straff
n. [from Germ. strafe], punishment, n. T., Pass., Vídal., (mod.); not used before the time of the Reformation.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚱᛅᚠᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

N. T.
New Testament.
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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