name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
gallow
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɡæləʊ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -æləʊ
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CMU ARPABET: G AE1 L OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Ellipsis of gallow glyph.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gallow character
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To frighten, alarm, scare, or terrify.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, transitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To drive or scare away.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To confuse with noise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, transitive
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History
Etymology
From Middle English *galowen, *galewen, *galwen (attested in begalewen (“to frighten”)), from Old English *gǣlwan, *gēlwan (attested in āgǣlwed, āgēlwed (“stupified, astonished, disconcerted”)), of unknown origin. Alternative forms gally, galley perhaps influenced by Middle English galyen, galien, variants of galen (“to cry out, shout, make a harsh cry”), from Old English galan (“to sing, call”). Compare also Old Norse gala (“to sing, shout, crow”), Old Norse gjalla (“to yell, shout”).