galjon

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

galjon c

1. (nautical) beakhead

Declension

Declension of galjon

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	galjon	galjons
	definite	galjonen	galjonens
plural	indefinite	galjoner	galjoners
	definite	galjonerna	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)