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From Dutch galg, from Middle Dutch galge, from Old Dutch *galga, from Proto-Germanic *galgô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (long switch, rod, shaft, pole, perch).

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galg (plural galge, diminutive galgie)

  1. gallows

Dutch

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galg - gallows

Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣɑlx/
  • Audio; [χɑɫχ]:(file)
  • Hyphenation: galg
  • Rhymes: -ɑlx

Noun

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galg f (plural galgen, diminutive galgje n)

  1. gallows, wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging
  2. (metonymically) the death sentence, notably by hanging
  3. a stake or pole to hang/suspend objects on

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  • Afrikaans: galg
  • Negerhollands: galg