Strof

See also: Štrof and strof

East Central German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Strof f

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) punishment, penalty

Further reading

  • 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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtroːf/
  • Rhymes: -oːf

Etymology 1

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

Strof f (plural Strofe)

  1. punishment, penalty

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Strophe.

Noun

Strof f (plural Strofe)

  1. stanza

References

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

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃtʀoːf]
  • Homophone: Stroph

Noun

Strof f (plural Strofen)

  1. punishment, penalty

References

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

Plautdietsch

Etymology

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

Strof f (plural Strofen)

  1. punishment
  2. penalty

References

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