Old English · noun

holh

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /xolx/
[hoɫx]
Syllables: xolx (1 syllable)
Modern English: hollow cavity hole

Meaning

A hollow, cavity, hole.

Declension

Declension of holh
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	holh	holh
Accusative	holh	holh
Genitive	hōles	hōla
Dative	hōle	hōlum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *holh, from Proto-Germanic *hulwiją (“hollow, cavity”), from Proto-Germanic *hulhwaz (“hollow”), from Proto-Germanic *hulaz (“hollow”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide”). Cognate with Old High German huliwa (“swamp, pool, puddle”).

Descendants

hollow

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