holian

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *holōn, related to Old English holh, hol. Cognate with Old High German holōn (“to dig out, excavate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxo.li.ɑn/, [ˈho.li.ɑn]

Verb

holian

  1. to hollow something out, to make something hollow
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.
      Hī ðā hwæthwega holodon and ðǣrrihte ðæt wæter swā genihtsumlīce ūt flēow ðæt hit arn strēamrynes of ðam munte.
      to make a hole in something
  2. to make a hole; dig
Conjugation
Conjugation of holian (weak, class 2)
infinitive holian holienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular holiġe holode
second person singular holast holodest
third person singular holaþ holode
plural holiaþ holodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular holiġe holode
plural holiġen holoden
imperative
singular hola
plural holiaþ
participle present past
holiende (ġe)holod
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *hōlōn, from Proto-Germanic *hōlōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxoː.li.ɑn/, [ˈhoː.li.ɑn]

Verb

hōlian

  1. to oppress
  2. to slander
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.
      Ne sele ðū mē hōliendum mē.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of hōlian (weak, class 2)
infinitive hōlian hōlienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hōliġe hōlode
second person singular hōlast hōlodest
third person singular hōlaþ hōlode
plural hōliaþ hōlodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hōliġe hōlode
plural hōliġen hōloden
imperative
singular hōla
plural hōliaþ
participle present past
hōliende (ġe)hōlod

References

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