The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gallow \Gal"low\, v. t. [Cf. AS. [=a]gelwan to stupefy.]
To fright or terrify. See Gally, v. t. [Obs.]
--Shak.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
singular of gallows.
Wiktionary
vb. (context obsolete English) to frighten
Usage examples of "gallow".
He was a man of rare redoubted might,Famous throughout the world for warlike prayse,And glorious spoiles, purchast in perilous fight:Full many doughtie knights he in his dayesHad doen to death, subdewde in equall frayes,Whose carkases, for terrour of his name,Of fowles and beastes he made the piteous prayes,And hong their conquered armes for more defameOn gallow trees, in honour of his dearest Dame.
Artegall dealeth right betwixttwo brethren that doe strive,Saues Terpine from the gallow tree,and doth from death repriue.
He kept stroking the bird long after the gallow traps opened and the four Convocators swung like lazy pendulums.
Hand trucks, loaded with brightly colored dresses gallowed from metal racks, were being pushed by black men or old-timers with the seamed red faces of alcoholics.