See also: strof

East Central German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle High German strāfe, from Proto-West Germanic *strēpōn, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to *streupan (to squeeze, press, graze). Compare Luxembourgish Strof, Hunsrik Strof, German Strafe.

Noun

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Strof f

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) punishment, penalty

Further reading

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  • Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 61
  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 120:

Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle High German strāfe, from Proto-West Germanic *strēpōn, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to *streupan (to squeeze, press, graze).[1]

Noun

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Strof f

  1. punishment, penalty
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from German Strophe.

Noun

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Strof f

  1. stanza
Declension
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References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “straf1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German strāfe, from Proto-West Germanic *strēpōn, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to *streupan (to squeeze, press, graze).[1] Cognate with German Strafe, Dutch straf.

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Noun

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Strof f (plural Strofen)

  1. punishment, penalty
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References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “straf1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Plautdietsch

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German straffen (to punish, blame), from Proto-West Germanic *strēpōn, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to *streupan (to squeeze, press, graze).[1]

Noun

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Strof f (plural Strofen)

  1. punishment
  2. penalty

References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “straf1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute