holle

See also: Holle, hollé, hollë, and Hölle

Afrikaans

Noun

holle

1. plural of hol

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• hole, hoale (western Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Middle High German holen, from Old High German holōn. Cognate with German holen. Also related with Dutch halen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Ripuarian) /ˈhɔlə/, (Moselle Franconian) /ˈholə/

Verb

holle (third-person singular present höllt or hellt, preterite hollt, past participle jehollt or gehollt or geholl) (Ripuarian, chiefly eastern Moselle Franconian)

1. to fetch, to go get

   Hölls de mer ens menge Brell vom Naachskonsölche?

   Would you fetch me my glasses from the bedside table?

2. (Moselle Franconian also) to take

   Synonym: (Ripuarian) nemme

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Adjective

holle

1. inflection of hol:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Verb

holle

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of hollen

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

holle

1. alternative form of hol (“hollow”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

holle

1. alternative form of hol (“healthy, whole”)

Etymology 3

Noun

holle

1. alternative form of hole (“hole”)

Etymology 4

Noun

holle

1. alternative form of hole (“hull”)

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈhoːlle/

Verb

hōlle

1. inflection of hoallat:
   1. first-person dual present indicative
   2. third-person plural past indicative

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian holla (“head”), of uncertain origin. Compare Old Frisian heila (“head”).

Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *habulō (“head”), or alternatively related to Proto-West Germanic *hulli (“hill, top, summit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈholə/

Noun

holle c (plural hollen, diminutive holtsje or holke)

1. head

   Synonym: kop

Derived terms

• foarholle

Further reading

• “holle (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011