gallows tree

Значение (Английский)

A tree used as a gallows, a tree from which people are hanged (killed by hanging).

Синонимы

gallows-tree

gibbet

gallous

gallows

Этимология (Английский)

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.