gatlopp

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish gatulop. Equivalent to gata +‎ lopp. === Noun === gatlopp n a gauntlet, running the gauntlet (punishment which in Swedish military and civilian justice took the form of being lead one or more times between two rows of men and being struck on the bared back by each man with a cane when passing him, also figuratively) one pass between the two rows of men ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: gauntlet === References === “gatlopp”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “gatlopp”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “gatlopp”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)