holgh

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

holȝ, holh, holwe, holouȝ, holugh, holow, holo

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɔlx/

Noun

holgh

hole
hollow

Descendants

English: hollow
Scots: hallae

References

“holgh, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Adjective

holgh

Alternative form of holwe

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