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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse stjarfi, from Proto-Germanic *sterbô; compare stirfinn.
Pronunciation
Noun
stjarfi m (genitive singular stjarfa, no plural)
- stiffness from fear, stupor, catatonia
- (medicine) tetanus
- Synonym: stífkrampi
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