See also: Hol, HoL, hòl, hól, høl, hôľ, höl, hỏl, hol-, hol., and hol'

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch hol, from Middle Dutch hol, from Old Dutch *hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulą.

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hol (plural holle, diminutive holletjie)

  1. A hole, a hollow, a cavity.

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hol (attributive hol, comparative holler, superlative holste)

  1. hollow

Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Old High German hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulaz. Cognate with German hohl, Dutch hol, Saterland Frisian hol, English hollow, Icelandic holur.

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hol

  1. (Uri) hollow

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Bouyei

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hol

  1. garlic

Czech

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hol

  1. second-person singular imperative of holit

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦɔl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hol
  • Rhymes: -ɔl

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch hol, from Old Dutch *hol, from Proto-West Germanic *hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulą.

Noun

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hol n (plural holen, diminutive holletje n)

  1. a hole, hollow, cavity
    Synonyms: gat, opening, holte, uitsparing
  2. (nautical) a cargo hold
  3. (vulgar) an anus, arsehole; both anatomical senses of butt
    Synonyms: aars, gat, reet
    Je hol zul je zelf moeten schoonmaken.
    You'll have to clean up your arse yourself.
  4. (by extension) any other bodily cavity that resembles a hole
  5. an artificial opening such as a slit
  6. burrow (a hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, like a rabbit, used as a dwelling)
    Synonyms: leger, burcht, pijp
  7. (figuratively) an unsanitary and/or unpleasant place; shithole
    Synonym: gat
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  • Afrikaans: hol
  • Negerhollands: hol
  • Caribbean Hindustani: hol
  • Lokono: hôle
  • Papiamentu: hòl

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hol (comparative holler, superlative holst)

  1. hollow, having an empty space inside
    Antonyms: vol, gevuld, solide
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Declension of hol
uninflected hol
inflected holle
comparative holler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial hol holler het holst
het holste
indefinite m./f. sing. holle hollere holste
n. sing. hol holler holste
plural holle hollere holste
definite holle hollere holste
partitive hols hollers
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Etymology 2

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Deverbal from hollen.

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hol m (plural hollen, diminutive holletje n)

  1. a run, the action running
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Etymology 3

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Unknown, perhaps cognate with English hill. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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hol f (plural hollen, diminutive holletje n)

  1. a small height in the landscape, such as
    1. a hill (like the Utrecht city wall ruins)
    2. a sloping road (as in Rotterdam)

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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hol

  1. inflection of hollen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulą, noun-derivation from *hulaz (hollow), from Proto-Indo-European *kewH- (hollow).

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hol n (genitive singular hols, plural hol)

  1. hole
  2. cave
  3. (dentistry) cavity

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n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hol holið hol holini
accusative hol holið hol holini
dative holi holinum holum holunum
genitive hols holsins hola holanna

German

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hol

  1. singular imperative of holen

Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Uralic *ku.

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hol

  1. (interrogative) where?
    Synonym: merre? (see also its Usage notes)
    • 1825, Mihály Vörösmarty, Zalán futása,[1] canto 1, lines 5–6, translation by Watson Kirkconnell and Adam Makkai:
      Hol vagyon, aki merész ajakát hadi dalnak eresztvén, / A riadó vak mélységet fölverje szavával, []
      Where is the one who, with lips all bold, could thunder a war-song / rousing the gloom of the deep and unsighty abysses, []

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hol

  1. nownow, sometimessometimes, eitheror
    Hol itt, hol ott bukkant ki egy delfin a vízből.Sometimes here, sometimes there, a dolphin would pop out of the water.
    Mindig van valami: hol áramszünet, hol csőtörés.There’s always something: either it’s a blackout or a burst pipe.
    Hol volt, hol nem volt, volt egyszer egy király.Once upon a time there was a king. (literally, “now there was, now there wasn’t…”)

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Hungarian table of correlatives (see also Hungarian demonstrative adverbs)
question question
word
this that same every-/all no- relative some- any- other-/else- a few
e/i- a/o- ugyan- mind-
minden-
se(m/n)- a- vala- akár-, bár- más- né-
who ki ő ugyanő mindenki senki aki valaki akárki, bárki másvalaki
what mi ez az ugyanez
ugyanaz
minden
mindezmindaz
semmi amiamely valami akármi, bármi más
másvalami
which melyik mindegyik
mind
semelyik
egyik sem
amelyik valamelyik
egyik
akármelyik, bármelyik másik némelyik
how hogy(an)
mikéntmint
miképp(en)
így
ekként
ekképp(en)
úgy
akként
akképp(en)
ugyanígy
ugyanúgy
mindenhogy(an)
mindenképp(en)
mindenféleképpen
sehogy(an)1
semmiképp(en)
semmiféleképpen
ahogy(an)
(a)mint
(a)miképpen
valahogy(an)2
valamiképp(en)
akárhogy(an)bárhogy(an)
akár-/bármiképpen
máshogy(an)
másként
másképp(en)
némiképpen
what…like
what kind
milyen
miféle
ilyen
efféle
olyan
afféle
ugyanilyen
ugyanolyan
mindenféle semmilyen
semmiféle
amilyen valamilyen
valamiféle
akármilyenbármilyen
akármifélebármiféle
másmilyen, másfajta
másféle
néhányféle
where hol itt ott ugyanitt
ugyanott
mindenhol
mindenütt
sehol ahol valahol akárhol, bárhol máshol
másutt
néhol
from where honnan innen onnan ugyaninnen
ugyanonnan
mindenhonnan sehonnan ahonnan valahonnan akárhonnan, bárhonnan máshonnan
to where hova
hová
ide oda ugyanide
ugyanoda
mindenhova
mindenhová
sehova
sehová
ahova
ahová
valahova
valahová
akárhovabárhova
akárhovábárhová
máshova
máshová
from which way merről erről arról ugyanerről
ugyanarról
mindenfelől semerről amerről valamerről akármerről, bármerről másfelől
which way merre
merrefelé
erre
errefelé
arra
arrafelé
ugyanerre
ugyanarra
mindenfelé semerre amerre valamerre akármerre, bármerre másfelé
why miért ezért azért ugyanezért
ugyanazért
mindenért semmiért amiért valamiért akármiért, bármiért másért
how many hány ennyi annyi ugyanennyi
ugyanannyi
mind
az összes
sehány ahány valahány akárhány, bárhány néhány
how much mennyi semennyi amennyi valamennyi akármennyi, bármennyi némi
what extent mennyire ennyire annyira ugyanennyire
ugyanannyira
(teljesen) semennyire amennyire valamennyire akármennyire, bármennyire
what size mekkora ekkora akkora ugyanekkora
ugyanakkora
(az egész) semekkora amekkora valamekkora akármekkora, bármekkora
what time mikor ekkor akkor ugyanekkor
ugyanakkor
mindig soha/sose(m)
sohase(m)
semmikor
amikor valamikor akármikor, bármikor máskor néha
how long
how far
meddig eddig addig ugyaneddig
ugyanaddig
(végig)3 semeddig amíg
ameddig
valameddig akármeddig, bármeddig  –

1 Semhogy and semmint are conjunctions meaning “(rather) than”, “before” (as in inkább meghal, semhogyhe'll rather die than).
2 Valamint is now only used in the sense of “as well as” in enumerations.
3 Mindeddig/-addig mean “up until this/that point” (= egészen eddig/addig).
Csak following relative pronouns expresses “-ever”, e.g. aki csak (whoever); is after “any” pronouns emphasizes “no matter”: akármit is (no matter what).

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  • hol in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old English hāl, from Proto-West Germanic *hail, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz.

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Adjective

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hol

  1. healthy
  2. safe
  3. whole, complete, full
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hol

  1. wholly
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hol (plural hols)

  1. whole, entirety
  2. health
  3. remedy, cure
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Etymology 2

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From Old English hol, from Proto-West Germanic *hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulaz (hollow).

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hol

  1. hollow, empty
  2. concave, sunken
  3. holey (full of holes)
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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hol (plural hols)

  1. Alternative form of hole (hole)

Etymology 4

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Noun

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hol (plural hols)

  1. Alternative form of hole (hull)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse hóll.

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hol m (definite singular holen, indefinite plural holer, definite plural holene)

  1. a low hillock, a mound in a bog or on a flat

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse holr.

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hol (masculine and feminine hol, neuter holt, definite singular and plural hole, comparative holere, indefinite superlative holest, definite superlative holeste)

  1. alternative form of hul

Etymology 3

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From Old Norse hol.

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hol n (definite singular holet, indefinite plural hol, definite plural hola or holene)

  1. form removed by a 2021 spelling decision; superseded by høl

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse holr, from Proto-Germanic *hulaz.

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  • IPA(key): [hɞ̞ːl], [hɞ̞ːɽ]

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hol (neuter holt, definite singular and plural hole, comparative holare, indefinite superlative holast, definite superlative holaste)

  1. hollow

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse hol. Akin to English hole and German Höhle.

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  • (Widespread forms) IPA(key): [ho̞ːl], [ho̞ːɽ], [hɞ̞ːl], [hɞ̞ːɽ], [hɔlˑ], [hɶːl], [hɶːɽ], [høːl], [høːɽ] The latter ones often spelled as høl in dialectal or humorous settings.
    • (Gudbrandsdalen) IPA(key): [hu̞ɽ]
    • (Setesdalen) IPA(key): [hʊɔl]
    • (Trøndelag and Solør) IPA(key): [hɐːɽ], [hæːɽ]
    • (Idd) IPA(key): [hɵːɽ]

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hol n (definite singular holet, indefinite plural hol, definite plural hola)

  1. alternative spelling of hòl (hole)

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From Old Norse hóll.

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hol m (definite singular holen, indefinite plural holar, definite plural holane)

  1. alternative spelling of hól

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Old English

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *hol (hollow space, cavity).

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hol n

  1. hole
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints, quoting Matthew 8:20
      Foxas habbaþ holu and fugelas habbaþ nest, and iċ næbbe wununge hwider iċ mīn heafod ahyldan mæġe.
      Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but I have no dwelling where I can rest my head.
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Hol refers only to a hole in the ground. For any other kind of hole, þȳrel is used.

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Strong a-stem:

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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *hōlą (vain speech, slander, calumny), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁l-, *keh₁l- (to beguile, deceive).

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hōl n

  1. calumny; slander
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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hōl hōl
accusative hōl hōl
genitive hōles hōla
dative hōle hōlum
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Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *hol, whence also Old English hol, Old Norse holr.

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hol

  1. hollow

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hol n

  1. hollow

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  • Middle High German: hol

Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *hulą.

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hol n

  1. a hole
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Declension of hol (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hol holit hol holin
accusative hol holit hol holin
dative holi holinu holum holunum
genitive hols holsins hola holanna
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Etymology 2

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hol

  1. strong feminine nominative singular of holr
  2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of holr

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hol”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Polish

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English hall, from Proto-Germanic *hallō. Doublet of hala (concourse, hall).

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hol m inan (diminutive holik)

  1. hall, hallway
  2. lobby
    Synonyms: kuluar, lobby
  3. vestibule, anteroom
    Synonyms: przedsionek, przysienie, sień
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Etymology 2

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Back-formation from holować,[1] from German holen.[2]

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hol m inan

  1. haul, tow
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Further reading

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  • hol in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French hall.

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hol n (plural holuri)

  1. hall
  2. lobby

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Declension of hol
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative hol holul holuri holurile
genitive-dative hol holului holuri holurilor
vocative holule holurilor

Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian hol, from Proto-West Germanic *hol. Cognates include German hohl and West Frisian hol.

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hol (masculine hollen, feminine, plural or definite holle, comparative holler, superlative holst)

  1. hollow

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  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “hol”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Turkish

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Etymology

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From English hall.

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hol (definite accusative holü, plural holler)

  1. hall

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Uzbek

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Other scripts
Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic ҳол
Latin hol
Perso-Arabic
(Afghanistan)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حَال (ḥāl).

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hol (plural hollar)

  1. (grammar) adverb

Yola

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Etymology

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From Middle English howlen, from Old English *hūlian, from Proto-West Germanic *hūilōn.

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hol

  1. to bawl

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 46