galgbacke
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Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- galgebacke (archaic or dialectal)
Etymology
[edit]galge (“gallows”) + backe (“hill (obsolete)”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk galgebakke.
Noun
[edit]galgbacke c
- a gallows (site with one or more gallows for execution by hanging, usually on a hill)
Declension
[edit]Declension of galgbacke | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | galgbacke | galgbacken | galgbackar | galgbackarna |
Genitive | galgbackes | galgbackens | galgbackars | galgbackarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]- Galgbacken (a common toponym in Sweden)