galgbacke
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
- galgebacke (archaic or dialectal)
Etymology edit
galge (“gallows”) + backe (“hill (obsolete)”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk galgebakke.
Noun edit
galgbacke c
- a gallows (site with one or more gallows for execution by hanging, usually on a hill)
Declension edit
| Declension of galgbacke | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | galgbacke | galgbacken | galgbackar | galgbackarna |
| Genitive | galgbackes | galgbackens | galgbackars | galgbackarnas |
Derived terms edit
- Galgbacken (a common toponym in Sweden)