Galge

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Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Old High German galgo, from Proto-Germanic *galgô (rod; beam; gallows). Cognate with German Galgen, Plautdietsch Gaulj, Dutch galg, English gallow, Icelandic gálgi, Swedish galge, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰 (galga).

Noun

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Galge m (Uri)

  1. gallows
  2. The part of a bell from which the clapper hangs.

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