galge

Danish

/ɡaljə/

noun
Definitions
  • gallows wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging
  • gibbet an upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse galgi (cross-beam, gallows) inherited from Proto-Germanic *galgô (pole, stake, cross, gallows, rod, beam) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ- (slat, stick).

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Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰalgʰ-

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slat, stick

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