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

• holȝ, holh, holwe, holouȝ, holugh, holow, holo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔlx/

Noun

holgh

1. hole
2. hollow

Descendants

• English: hollow
• Scots: hallae

References

• “holgh, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Adjective

holgh

1. Alternative form of holwe