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): /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

• bēam
• gealgtrēow
• trēow
• weargtrēow

Descendants

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