Old English · noun

holm

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /xolm/
[hoɫm]
Syllables: xolm (1 syllable)
Modern English: ocean waters holm

Meaning

ocean, sea, waters

Ða wæs heofonweardes gast ofer holm boren.

The spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Declension

Declension of holm
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	holm	holmas
Accusative	holm	holmas
Genitive	holmes	holma
Dative	holme	holmum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *holm (“island”), though the meaning was influenced by Old Norse holmr. Cognate with Old Saxon holm (German Holm), Old Dutch holm (Dutch holm); also Latin culmen (“peak”); compare culminate.

Descendants

holm

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