holh
Pronunciation: /xolx/
“holh” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:
noun
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *holh, from Proto-Germanic *hulwiją (“hollow, cavity”), from Proto-Germanic *hulhwaz (“hollow”), from Proto-Germanic *hulaz (“hollow”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide”). Cognate with Old High German huliwa (“swamp, pool, puddle”).
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