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Gallow

//ˈɡæləʊ// name, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Verb
  1. 1
    To frighten or terrify. obsolete

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

Etymology

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

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