Staupe
German
editEtymology
edit13th century, from northern Middle High German stūpe, from Middle Low German stûp, staup, from Polabian staup, from Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ (“post, pillar”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editStaupe f (genitive Staupe, plural Staupen)
- a post to which an offender is tied in order to be flogged publicly
- the act of publicly flogging someone at such a post
Declension
editDeclension of Staupe [feminine]
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Staupe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Staupe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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