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galge
galge
English
Noun
galge (plural galge)
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse galgi, from Proto-Germanic *galgô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (“long switch, rod, shaft, pole, perch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaljə/, [ˈɡ̊aljə]
Noun
galge c (singular definite galgen, plural indefinite galger)
- gallows (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging)
- gibbet (an upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display)
Inflection
Inflection of galge
See also
- galge on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Northern Sami
Verb
galge
- inflection of galgat:
- first-person dual present indicative
- third-person plural past indicative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse galgi
Noun
galge m (definite singular galgen, indefinite plural galger, definite plural galgene)
References
- “galge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse galgi
Noun
galge m (definite singular galgen, indefinite plural galgar, definite plural galgane)
References
- “galge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish galghe, from Old Norse galgi, from Proto-Germanic *galgô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (“long switch, rod, shaft, pole, perch”).
Noun
galge c
- gallows (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging)
- coat hanger
Declension
Inflection of galge | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | galge | galgen | galgar | galgarna |
Genitive | galges | galgens | galgars | galgarnas |
Synonyms
- (coat hanger): klädhängare