holgh

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Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old English holh, from Proto-West Germanic *holh, from Proto-Germanic *hulhwą, from Proto-Germanic *hulhwaz (hollow), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (to cover, hide). Related to Proto-Germanic *hulwiją.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

holgh

  1. hole
  2. hollow
Descendants[edit]
  • English: hollow
  • Scots: hallae

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Etymology 2[edit]

Adjective[edit]

holgh

  1. Alternative form of holwe