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holian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
holian, p. ode
To hollow out, make hollow, dig, make a hole; cavare
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  • Hí ðá hwæthwega holodon and ðǽrrihte ðæt wæter swá genihtsumlíce út fleów ðæt hit arn streámrynes of ðam munte

    they then hollowed out [the rock] a little, and straightway the water flowed out so abundantly that it ran streaming from the mountain,

      Homl. Th. ii. 162, 7.
Etymology
[A. R. ne holieþ nout aduneward ase doþ þe uoxes: Prompt. Parv. holyñ cavo, perforo, terebro: Goth. us-hulon to excavate: Icel. hola to make hollow: O. H. Ger. holian, holon fodere, perforarare, excavare: Ger. höhlen.]
Derived forms
DER. á-holian.
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