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Old English · verb

holian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈxo.li.ɑn/
[ˈho.li.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈxo · li · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
oppress

holian1 · verb

Senses

  1. to hollow something out, to make something hollow

    Hī ðā hwæthwega holodon and ðǣrrihte ðæt wæter swā genihtsumlīce ūt flēow ðæt hit arn strēamrynes of ðam munte.

    to make a hole in something

    1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.

  2. to make a hole; dig

Conjugation

Conjugation of holian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular holiġeholode
2nd singular holastholodest
3rd singular holaþholode
Plural holiaþholodon
Subjunctive
Singular holiġeholode
Plural holiġenholoden
Non-finite forms of holian
Form
Infinitive holian
Inflected infinitive holienne
Imperative singular hola
Imperative plural holiaþ
Present participle holiende
Past participle holodġeholod

holian2 · verb

Senses

  1. to oppress

  2. to slander

    Ne sele ðū mē hōliendum mē.

    (please add an English translation of this quotation)

    1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.

Conjugation

Conjugation of holian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hōliġehōlode
2nd singular hōlasthōlodest
3rd singular hōlaþhōlode
Plural hōliaþhōlodon
Subjunctive
Singular hōliġehōlode
Plural hōliġenhōloden
Non-finite forms of holian
Form
Infinitive hōlian
Inflected infinitive hōlienne
Imperative singular hōla
Imperative plural hōliaþ
Present participle hōliende
Past participle hōlodġehōlod

All forms (30)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *holōn, related to Old English holh, hol. Cognate with Old High German holōn (“to dig out, excavate”).

From Proto-West Germanic *hōlōn, from Proto-Germanic *hōlōną.

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