gallows tree
Significat (Anglès)
A tree used as a gallows, a tree from which people are hanged (killed by hanging).
Etimologia (Anglès)
In summary
From earlier gallow tree, from Middle English galowetre, galwe tree, from Old English gealgtrēow, equivalent to gallows + tree. Cognate with Danish galgetræ, Swedish galgträd, Norwegian galgetre, Icelandic gálgatré. Compare also West Frisian galgebeam, German Galgenbaum.
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