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Galgen

Galgen

See also: galgen

German

Noun

Galgen m ‎(genitive Galgens, plural Galgen)

  1. gallows

Declension

Derived terms

galgen

galgen

See also: Galgen

Danish

Noun

galgen c

  1. singular definite of galge

Northern Sami

Verb

galgen

  1. first-person singular past indicative of galgat

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

galgen m

  1. definite singular of galge

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

galgen m

  1. definite singular of galge

Swedish

Noun

galgen

  1. definite singular of galge

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡalɡən/, [ˈɡalɡən], [ˈɡalɡŋ̩]

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