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hol

  • adjective
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Grammar
hol, adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§106; §344; §425;
Hollow
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  • On middan hol

    hollow in the middle,

    • Herb. 174, 1;
    • Lchdm. i. 306, 9.

  • Gif se weobud ufan hol nǽre

    si in altari fossa non esset,

    • Past. 33, 2;
    • Swt. 217, 21.

  • Hol stán

    fornix,

    • Cot. 93, Lye.

  • Sca maria hine ácende on ðære nihte on ánum holum stánscræfe

    St. Mary gave birth to him in a hollow cave,

    • Shrn. 29, 28.

  • Ðæt wæter dranc of his holre hand

    drank the water out of the hollow of his hand,

    • 50, 11.

  • On ánne ealdne holne weg

    to an old hollow way,

    • Chart. Th. 495, 8.

  • Hole dene

    convallem,

    • Ps. Spl. 59, 6.

  • Hý beóþ innan hole

    they are hollow within,

    • Herb. 180, 1;
    • Lchdm. i. 316, 2.

  • Gif heó hæfþ hole eágan

    if she be hollow-eyed,

    • Lchdm. iii. 144, 7.
Etymology
[Prompt. Parv. hol cavus, concavus:
York-dialect holl:
O. Frs. hol:
Icel. holr:
O. H. Ger. hol covas, concavus:
Ger. hohl.]
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v. holh.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “hol.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/19439.

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