Galge

See also: galge

Alemannic German

Etymology

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

Galge m (Uri)

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

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 58.