gallow
To frighten, alarm, scare, or terrifyTo frighten, alarm, scare, or terrify.
Meaning
3 senses(dialectal, transitive)To frighten, alarm, scare, or terrify.
(dialectal, transitive)To drive or scare away.
(dialectal, transitive)To confuse with noise.
Origin
From Middle English *galowen, *galewen, *galwen (attested in begalewen (“to frighten”)), fFrom 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”).
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Forms
gallows, gallowing, gallowed, gallowedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle