gealga

Old English

Alternative forms

• galga — Anglian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galgō, from Proto-Germanic *galgô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (“long switch, rod, shaft, pole, perch”).

Cognate with Old Frisian galga (West Frisian galge), Old Saxon galgo, Dutch galg, Old High German galgo (German Galgen), Old Norse galgi, gálgi (Swedish and Danish galge), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰 (galga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjæ͜ɑl.ɡɑ/, [ˈjæ͜ɑɫ.ɣɑ]

Noun

ġealga m

1. gallows; a gibbet or cross

   On gealgan sind ealle menn ġebrōðra.

   On the gallows tree, all men are brothers.

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	ġealga	ġealgan
accusative	ġealgan	ġealgan
genitive	ġealgan	ġealgena
dative	ġealgan	ġealgum

Synonyms

• bēam
• gealgtrēow
• trēow
• weargtrēow

Descendants

(From Anglian galga):

• Middle English: galwes, galwe, galowe, galewes
  • Scots: galow, gallo, gallows
  • English: gallow, gallows