räfst
Swedish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Swedish ræfst (“punishment”), from Proto-Germanic *rafsijaną (“to punish”). Cognate of Icelandic refsa, Dutch berispen, Old English refsan.
Noun
editräfst c
- inquisition
- hålla räfst och rättarting med någon
- call someone to account
Usage notes
editRare outside of certain expressions.
Declension
editDeclension of räfst
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- räfst in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- räfst in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)