holh - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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holh

1. Alternative form of holgh

holh

1. Alternative form of holwe

• holg

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

• IPA^(key): /xolx/, [hoɫx]

holh n

1. A hollow, cavity, hole.

Strong a-stem:

• holc

• hol

• Middle English: holh, holgh, holȝ, holouȝ, holow, holugh (noun)
  • English: hollow (noun)
  • ⇒ Middle English: holȝ, holuȝ, holwe, holowe (adjective)
    • English: hollow (adjective)