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Old English · noun

holc

Part of speech
noun, masculine / neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/xolk/
[hoɫk]
Syllables
xolk (1 syllable)
Modern English
holkcavityhollow

Meaning

  1. hollow, cavity

Declension

Declension of holc
SingularPlural
Nominative holcholcasholc
Accusative holcholcasholc
Genitive holcesholca
Dative holceholcum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *holhuk, *hulhic, from Proto-Germanic *hulhukaz (“something hollow or hollowed out, cavity”), equivalent to holh + -uc.

Descendants

holk

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