ahlocian

Old English

Alternative forms

  • āholcian, āholekian, āchlocian, āchocian, ālocian

Etymology

From ā- + *hlocian, *holcian, from Proto-West Germanic *holhukōn, *hulhikōn (to hollow out), related to Proto-West Germanic *hulhikjan (to create a concavity, cause to bend, curve). Cognate with Middle Low German holken, hȫlken (to hollow out, gouge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːˌxlo.ki.ɑn/, [ˈɑːˌl̥o.ki.ɑn]

Verb

āhlocian

  1. (transitive) to dig out, excavate

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: holken (< *holcian)
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