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.