Staupe

13th century, from northern Middle High German stūpe, from Middle Low German stûp, staup, from Polabian staup, from Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ (“post, pillar”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtaʊ̯pə/
• Hyphenation: Stau‧pe

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Staupe f (genitive Staupe, plural Staupen)

1. a post to which an offender is tied in order to be flogged publicly
2. the act of publicly flogging someone at such a post

• stäupen

• “Staupe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Staupe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache