galg
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Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Dutch *galga, from Proto-Germanic *galgōn.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
galg f, m (plural galgen, diminutive galgje)
- gallows, wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging
- (metonymically) the death sentence
Derived terms [edit]
- galgenaas n
- galgenhumor n
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