/ɡaljə/, [ˈɡ̊aljə]
OprindelseFrom Old Danish galghæ, from Old Norse galgi, from Proto-Germanic *galgô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (“long switch, rod, shaft, pole, perch”).
- common-gendergallows (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging)
- common-gendergibbet (an upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display)
Formergalgen(definite, singular) · galger(indefinite, plural) · galge(indefinite, nominative, singular) · galgen(definite, nominative, singular) · galger(indefinite, nominative, plural) · galgerne(definite, nominative, plural) · galges(genitive, indefinite, singular) · galgens(definite, genitive, singular) · galgers(genitive, indefinite, plural) · galgernes(definite, genitive, plural)
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