galg

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Etymology

From Dutch galg, from Middle Dutch galge, from Old Dutch *galga, from Proto-Germanic *galgô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (“long switch, rod, shaft, pole, perch”).

Pronunciation

Noun

galg (plural galge, diminutive galgie)

  1. gallows

Dutch

galg - gallows

Etymology

From Middle Dutch galge, from Old Dutch *galga, from Proto-Germanic *galgô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (“long switch, rod, shaft, pole, perch”). Compare German Galgen, West Frisian galge, English gallows, Danish galge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣɑlx/
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  • Hyphenation: galg
  • Rhymes: -ɑlx

Noun

galg f (plural galgen, diminutive galgje n)

  1. gallows, wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging
  2. (metonymically) the death sentence, notably by hanging
  3. a stake or pole to hang/suspend objects on

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: galg
  • Negerhollands: galg
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