gealga

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Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galgō, from Proto-Germanic *galgô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (“long switch, rod, shaft, pole, perch”).

Cognate with Old Frisian galga (West Frisian galge), Old Saxon galgo, Dutch galg, Old High German galgo (German Galgen), Old Norse galgi, gálgi (Swedish and Danish galge), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰 (galga).

Pronunciation

Noun

ġealga m

  1. gallows; a gibbet or cross
    On gealgan sind ealle menn ġebrōðra.
    On the gallows tree, all men are brothers.

Declension

Declension of ġealga (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ġealga ġealgan
accusative ġealgan ġealgan
genitive ġealgan ġealgena
dative ġealgan ġealgum

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Descendants

(From Anglian galga):

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