"gealga" meaning in Old English

See gealga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡæ͜ɑl.ɡɑ/, [ˈɡæ͜ɑɫ.ɣɑ]
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). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*galgō}} Proto-West Germanic *galgō, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*galgô}} Proto-Germanic *galgô, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*ǵʰalgʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, {{cog|ofs|galga}} Old Frisian galga, {{cog|fy|galge}} West Frisian galge, {{cog|osx|galgo}} Old Saxon galgo, {{cog|nl|galg}} Dutch galg, {{cog|goh|galgo}} Old High German galgo, {{cog|de|Galgen}} German Galgen, {{cog|non|galgi}} Old Norse galgi, {{cog|sv|-}} Swedish, {{cog|da|-}} Danish, {{cog|got|𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰}} Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰 (galga) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=gealga|sort=}} gealga m, {{ang-noun|m|head=gealga}} gealga m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|gealg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|gealga|gealgan|gealgan|gealgan|gealgan|gealgena|gealgan|gealgum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: weak [table-tags], gealga [nominative, singular], gealgan [nominative, plural], gealgan [accusative, singular], gealgan [accusative, plural], gealgan [genitive, singular], gealgena [genitive, plural], gealgan [dative, singular], gealgum [dative, plural]
  1. gallows; a gibbet or cross Tags: masculine Synonyms: bēam, gealgtrēow, trēow, weargtrēow, galga [Anglian]
    Sense id: en-gealga-ang-noun-lu3nWq3m Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "galwes"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: galwes, galwe, galowe, galewes\nScots: galow, gallo, gallows\nEnglish: gallow, gallows",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
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    }
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "galga"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian galga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "galge"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian galge",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "galgo"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon galgo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "galg"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch galg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "galgo"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German galgo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Galgen"
      },
      "expansion": "German Galgen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "galgi"
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      "expansion": "Old Norse galgi",
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      "expansion": "Swedish",
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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰 (galga)",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ang-decl-noun-n-m",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "gealga",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "gealgan",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gealgan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gealgan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "form": "gealgan",
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      "form": "gealgena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "gealgan",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "gealgum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "g3": "",
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        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "gealga m",
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        "1": "gealg"
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      "args": {
        "1": "gealga",
        "2": "gealgan",
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        "4": "gealgan",
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        "7": "gealgan",
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        {
          "english": "On the gallows tree, all men are brothers.",
          "text": "On gealgan sind ealle menn ġebrōðra.",
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        "gallows; a gibbet or cross"
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          "gibbet",
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        ],
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        ]
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        {
          "word": "bēam"
        },
        {
          "word": "gealgtrēow"
        },
        {
          "word": "trēow"
        },
        {
          "word": "weargtrēow"
        },
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          "tags": [
            "Anglian"
          ],
          "word": "galga"
        }
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡæ͜ɑl.ɡɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡæ͜ɑɫ.ɣɑ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gealga"
}
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          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
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    }
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        "1": "fy",
        "2": "galge"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "galg"
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      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "galgi"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰"
      },
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      "form": "weak",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "gealga",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "gealgan",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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        {
          "english": "On the gallows tree, all men are brothers.",
          "text": "On gealgan sind ealle menn ġebrōðra.",
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      ],
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡæ͜ɑl.ɡɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡæ͜ɑɫ.ɣɑ]"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "bēam"
    },
    {
      "word": "gealgtrēow"
    },
    {
      "word": "trēow"
    },
    {
      "word": "weargtrēow"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Anglian"
      ],
      "word": "galga"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gealga"
}

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