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Spießrutenlauf
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German
Alternative forms
Etymology
de :af Spießrute<t:prod> -n- Lauf<t:run>
de Spießrute -n- Lauf prod run.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃpiːsʁuːtn̩ˌlaʊ̯f/
de De-Spießrutenlauf.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aʊ̯f
de Spieß ru ten lauf
Noun
m,(e)s,^e
de military historical gantlope, running the gauntlet
de metaphorical gauntlet, ordeal
Declension
m,(e)s,^e
Related terms
de Spießruten laufen
Descendants
nb spissrotgang
nn spissrotgang
Further reading
Spießrutenlaufen de