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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɔlx/

Noun

holgh

  1. hole
  2. hollow
Descendants
  • English: hollow
  • Scots: hallae

References

Etymology 2

Adjective

holgh

  1. alternative form of holwe
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