Old English · noun

gealga

Normalised ġealga

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: weak
IPA: /ˈjæ͜ɑl.ɡɑ/
[ˈjæ͜ɑɫ.ɣɑ]
Syllables: ˈjæ͜ɑl · ɡɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English: gallows gallow gibbet

Meaning

gallows; a gibbet or cross

On gealgan sind ealle menn ġebrōðra.

On the gallows tree, all men are brothers.

Declension

Declension of gealga
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ġealga	ġealgan
Accusative	ġealgan	ġealgan
Genitive	ġealgan	ġealgena
Dative	ġealgan	ġealgum

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 (galga).

Descendants

gallow, gallows

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