Old English · noun
hol
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /xol/[hol]
- Syllables
- xol (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- holecalumnyslander
hol1 · noun · neuter
Senses
-
hole
late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints, quoting Matthew 8:20
Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but I have no dwelling where I can rest my head.
Declension · strong a-stem
hol2 · noun · neuter
Senses
-
calumny; slander
Declension · strong a-stem
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hol (“hollow space, cavity”).
From Proto-Germanic *hōlą (“vain speech, slander, calumny”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁l-, *keh₁l- (“to beguile, deceive”).
Descendants
hole
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