Old English · noun

healoc

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈxæ͜ɑ.lok/
[ˈhæ͜ɑ.lok]
Syllables: ˈxæ͜ɑ · lok (2 syllables)
Modern English: concavity recess nook

Meaning

A little corner or recess; concavity; nook.

Declension

Declension of healoc
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	healoc	healocas
Accusative	healoc	healocas
Genitive	healoces	healoca
Dative	healoce	healocum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *halhuk, equivalent to healh + -oc. Cognate with Middle Low German hallik (“cavity, hollow space between a kiln and oven”). Compare also Middle Low German hallig, hallich, halg, halch (“land beyond or unprotected by a dike, low-lying island”).

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