galg.
gallows, wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging
Meaning & usage
gallows, wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging
the death sentence, notably by hanging
a stake or pole to hang/suspend objects on
Where this word comes from
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.
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