Straff

Old Norse Dictionary - straff

Meaning of Old Norse word "straff" in English.

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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