galjon

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French galion. Doublet of galeas, galeja, and galär.

Noun

galjon c

1. (nautical) beakhead

Declension

Declension of galjon
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	galjon	galjonen	galjoner	galjonerna
Genitive	galjons	galjonens	galjoners	galjonernas

Derived terms

• galjonsbild
• galjonsfigur

Further reading

• galjon in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• galjon in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• galjon in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)