galgbacke

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • galgebacke (archaic or dialectal)

Etymology

galge (“gallows”) +‎ backe (“hill (obsolete)”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk galgebakke.

Noun

galgbacke c

  1. a gallows (site with one or more gallows for execution by hanging, usually on a hill)

Declension

Declension of galgbacke
nominative genitive
singular indefinite galgbacke galgbackes
definite galgbacken galgbackens
plural indefinite galgbackar galgbackars
definite galgbackarna galgbackarnas

Derived terms

  • Galgbacken (a common toponym in Sweden)

See also

  • galgbärg

References

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