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Etymology
From Middle English *galowen (attested in begalewen (“to begallow”)), from Old English *gælwian (attested in āgælwed (“astonished; disconcerted”)).
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gallow (third-person singular simple present gallows, present participle gallowing, simple past and past participle gallowed)
- (obsolete) To frighten or terrify.
c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :The wrathful skies / Gallow the very wanderers of the dark / And make them keep their caves.
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