gallow

See also: Gallow

English

Alternative forms

• gally

Etymology

From Middle English *galowen (attested in begalewen (“to begallow”)), from Old English *gælwian (attested in āgælwed (“astonished; disconcerted”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæləʊ/
• Rhymes: -æləʊ

Verb

gallow (third-person singular simple present gallows, present participle gallowing, simple past and past participle gallowed)

1. (obsolete) To frighten or terrify.
   • c. 1604-05, William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act III Scene ii:

     The wrathful skies / Gallow the very wanderers of the dark / And make them keep their caves.

See also

• gallows

Anagrams

• gwolla