Definitions For Holc

Adjective

{{h-prothesis of, ga, olc}}

Old English

Noun

{{ang-noun, m, g2=n}} hollow, cavity

Usage notes

The precise gender is unknown, though based on attestations it is either masculine or neuter.

Declension

Masculine: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m, holc}} Neuter: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n, holc}}

Related terms

{{l, ang, āhlocian}} {{l, ang, healoc}} {{l, ang, holh}} {{l, ang, hulc}} {{l, ang, hylċ}}

Descendants

{{desc, enm, holk, holke, hulke}} {{desc, en, holk}}

Alternative forms

{{alt, ang, holoc}}

Etymology

From {{inh, ang, gmw-pro, holhuk}}, *hulhic, from {{inh, ang, gem-pro, *hulhukaz, t=something hollow or hollowed out, cavity}}, equivalent to {{suf, ang, holh, -uc, nocat=1}}.