galg

Dutch

galg

Etymology

From Old Dutch *galga, from Proto-Germanic *galgô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (“long switch, rod, shaft, pole, perch”). Compare German Galgen, West Frisian galge, English gallows, Danish galge.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣɑlx/
galg (file)
Rhymes: -ɑlx

Noun

galg f or m (plural galgen, diminutive galgje n)

gallows, wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging
(metonymically) the death sentence

Derived terms

galgenaas n
galgenhumor n

expressions

voor galg en rad opgroeien