gatlopp

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish gatulop. Equivalent to gata +‎ lopp.

Noun

gatlopp n

1. 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)

   att löpa/springa (historically also "ränna") gatlopp

   to run a gauntlet

   att löpa gatlopp i sociala medier

   to run the gauntlet in social media

2. one pass between the two rows of men

Declension

Declension of gatlopp

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gatlopp	gatlopps
	definite	gatloppet	gatloppets
plural	indefinite	gatlopp	gatlopps
	definite	gatloppen	gatloppens

Descendants

• → English: gauntlet

References

• gatlopp in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• gatlopp in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gatlopp in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)