galgbacke

Swedish

Alternative forms

• galgebacke (archaic or dialectal)

Etymology

galge (“gallows”) +‎ backe (“hill (obsolete)”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk galgebakke.

Noun

galgbacke c

1. a gallows (site with one or more gallows for execution by hanging, usually on a hill)

Declension

Declension of galgbacke

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	galgbacke	galgbackes
	definite	galgbacken	galgbackens
plural	indefinite	galgbackar	galgbackars
	definite	galgbackarna	galgbackarnas

Derived terms

• Galgbacken (a common toponym in Sweden)

See also

• galgbärg

References

• galgbacke in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• galgbacke in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)