gealga

Old English

Alternative forms

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): /ˈɡæ͜ɑl.ɡɑ/, [ˈɡæ͜ɑɫ.ɣɑ]

Noun

gealga m

  1. gallows; a gibbet or cross
    On gealgan sind ealle menn ġebrōðra.
    On the gallows tree, all men are brothers.

Declension
Declension of gealga (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative gealga gealgan
accusative gealgan gealgan
genitive gealgan gealgena
dative gealgan gealgum

Synonyms

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