holian
Old English
Etymology 1
See hol.
Pronunciation
Verb
holian
- 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
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.
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 |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *hōlōną.
Pronunciation
Verb
hōlian
- to oppress
- to slander
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.
- Ne sele ðū mē hōliendum mē.
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.
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 |
Related terms
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “holian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.