Old English · noun
hulc
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /xulk/[huɫk]
- Syllables
- xulk (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- hulkcabinhovelclumsyhut
Meaning
-
a light ship, hulk
-
a heavy ship of clumsy make
-
hut, hovel, cabin
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
Uncertain. Relation to Medieval Latin hulcus, holcas (“a kind of ship”) is uncertain (the Old English may have borrowed from the Latin or vice versa). Compare also Old High German holcho (“a barge, freighter, cargo ship”), Old Norse holkr (“metal tube, ring", later also "barge, cargo ship”). It's possible that the word is originally the same as Old English holc (“a hollow, cavity”). Alternatively, the various senses may represent separate origins that coalesced into a single term.
Descendants
hulk
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