galgfågel

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of galge +‎ fågel. Cognate of Danish galgenfugl, German Galgenvogel. Compare English gallows bird, French gibier de potence.

Noun

galgfågel c

  1. wag, scoundrel
    Synonym: spefågel

Declension

Declension of galgfågel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite galgfågel galgfågels
definite galgfågeln galgfågelns
plural indefinite galgfåglar galgfåglars
definite galgfåglarna galgfåglarnas

Further reading

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