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gauge
mid-15c., from Anglo-Fr.
gauge
(mid-14c.), from O.N.Fr.
gauger
, from
gauge
"gauging rod," perhaps from Frank.
*galgo
"rod, pole for measuring" (cf. O.N.
gelgja
"pole, perch," O.H.G.
galgo
, English
gallows
). Related:
Gauged
;
gauging
.
