hollen

See also: Hollen and Höllen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɔlə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlən

Etymology 1

From hol.

Alternative forms

Verb

hollen

  1. (transitive) To (make) hollow, empty (the inside)
  2. (transitive) To make by hollowing
Inflection
Conjugation of hollen (weak)
infinitive hollen
past singular holde
past participle gehold
infinitive hollen
gerund hollen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular holholde
2nd person sing. (jij) holtholde
2nd person sing. (u) holtholde
2nd person sing. (gij) holtholde
3rd person singular holtholde
plural hollenholden
subjunctive sing.1 holleholde
subjunctive plur.1 hollenholden
imperative sing. hol
imperative plur.1 holt
participles hollendgehold
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
  • onderhollen (verb)
  • uithollen (verb)
  • holkamer m or f

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch hollen, further etymology unknown. No certain relatives. Perhaps ultimately derived from or related to a zero-grade of Frankish *halþijan (to incline, tilt), if the sense evolution was 'to bend' > 'to move in a bending way' > 'to hasten, to run.'[1]

Verb

hollen

  1. (intransitive) To run fast or frantically, run away, flee etc.
  2. (intransitive) To rage; be/get out of control.
  3. (intransitive) To (be/ go on) strike.
Inflection
Conjugation of hollen (weak)
infinitive hollen
past singular holde
past participle gehold
infinitive hollen
gerund hollen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular holholde
2nd person sing. (jij) holtholde
2nd person sing. (u) holtholde
2nd person sing. (gij) holtholde
3rd person singular holtholde
plural hollenholden
subjunctive sing.1 holleholde
subjunctive plur.1 hollenholden
imperative sing. hol
imperative plur.1 holt
participles hollendgehold
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
  • hol
  • (verbs) afhollen, doorhollen, medehollen, omhollen, ophollen, voorthollen, weghollen
  • holder m
  • holler m
  • holdag m
  • holziek (adjective)
  • uitgehold (adjective)
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: hol

References

  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “hollen1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Etymology 3

A rhyming variation on sollen.

Verb

hollen

  1. (transitive) To drag, toy, play games (with ...), play tricks (on ...)
Inflection
Conjugation of hollen (weak)
infinitive hollen
past singular holde
past participle gehold
infinitive hollen
gerund hollen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular holholde
2nd person sing. (jij) holtholde
2nd person sing. (u) holtholde
2nd person sing. (gij) holtholde
3rd person singular holtholde
plural hollenholden
subjunctive sing.1 holleholde
subjunctive plur.1 hollenholden
imperative sing. hol
imperative plur.1 holt
participles hollendgehold
1) Archaic.
Synonyms

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German halden, from Old Saxon haldan.

Verb

hollen (past singular heel, past participle hollen, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to hold

Conjugation

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈhoːllen/

Verb

hōllen

  1. first-person singular past indicative of hoallat

West Frisian

Noun

hollen

  1. plural of holle
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