tukt

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish tokt, tukt, same as Danish tugt, Norwegian tukt, Old Norse tykt, from Middle Low German tucht (upbringing), Old High German zuht, German Zucht, Old English tyht (upbringing), Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (tiuhan).

Noun

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tukt c

  1. (somewhat dated) (a state of) strict discipline (with regard to some set of rules, often concerning moral, upstanding behavior and the like)
  2. (somewhat dated) instruction or punishment (to bring about such discipline)

Declension

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