galg

Dutch

galg

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ɣɑlx/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter)

  galg:

  (file)

Nomen

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

1. gallows, wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging
2. (deprecated template usage) (metonymically) the death sentence

Derived terms

• galgenaas n
• galgenhumor n

expressions

• voor galg en rad opgroeien