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straf

Pronunciation: [ˈsd̥ʁɑf]

“straf” is a Danish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. punishment, penalty

Etymology

Formed from the verb straffe (“to penalize”), 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”).

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