OriginInherited from Old Swedish ræfst (“punishment”), from Proto-Germanic *rafsijaną (“to punish”). Cognate of Icelandic refsa, Dutch berispen, Old English refsan.
- common-genderinquisition
“hålla räfst och rättarting med någon” — call someone to account
Formsräfst(indefinite, nominative, singular) · räfsts(genitive, indefinite, singular) · räfsten(definite, nominative, singular) · räfstens(definite, genitive, singular) · räfster(indefinite, nominative, plural) · räfsters(genitive, indefinite, plural) · räfsterna(definite, nominative, plural) · räfsternas(definite, genitive, plural)