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Old English · noun

hoh

Normalised hōh

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /xoːx/
[hoːx]
Syllables: xoːx (1 syllable)
Modern English: promontory heugh hogh hough hock hoff hoe cliff

hoh1 · noun · masculine

Senses

The heel (rear of a foot)

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of hoh
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hōh	hōs
Accusative	hōh	hōs
Genitive	hōs	hōna
Dative	hō	hōm hōum

hoh2 · noun · masculine

Senses

promontory, cliff

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of hoh
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hōh	hōs
Accusative	hōh	hōs
Genitive	hōs	hōna
Dative	hō	hōm hōum

All forms (6)

hōh
hōs
hōna
hō
hōm
hōum

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄h, from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz.

Related to hōn (“to hang”).

Descendants

hock, hoff, hough, heugh, hoe, hogh, how

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