gibet

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

gibet

from Old French gibet, diminutive of gibe ("club"), from Old Low Franconian gibb ("forked stick"). See gib ("curved stick") in English, the Bavarian gippel ("forked branch").

Definitions

histoire

Synonyms

fourches patibulairespotence

Plural

gibets

Hyperonym

Translations

  • englishenglish:gibbet
  • dutchdutch:galg

See also