gally

gally · adjective¹

1. Old English · inherited fromgealliġ“sour, sharp, bitter, sad”
2. Middle English · inherited fromgally
3. English todaygally

From Middle English gally, from Old English gealliġ (“sour, sharp, bitter, sad”), equivalent to gall + -y.

gally · verb²

See gallow (transitive verb).

gally · noun³

From gal + -y.