gealga

Old English

Alternative forms

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈjæ͜ɑl.ɡɑ/, [ˈjæ͜ɑɫ.ɣɑ]

Noun

ġealga m (West Saxon, Kentish)

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

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative ġealga ġealgan
accusative ġealgan ġealgan
genitive ġealgan ġealgena
dative ġealgan ġealgum

Synonyms

Descendants

(From Anglian galga):

  • Middle English: galwes, galwe, galowe, galewes
    • Scots: galow, gallo, gallows
    • English: gallow, gallows
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