English
Pronunciation
(UK) IPA|/�hæl��/
(US) IPA|/�hælo�/, SAMPA|/"h{loU/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æl��|-æl��
Etymology 1
wikipedia
OE. halga|h�lġa, from halig|h�liġ �holy�.
Noun
en-noun
- archaic A holy person; a saint.
#*All Hallows Eve (or Halloween), the night before All Hallows Day (now more commonly known as "All Saints Day").
Translations
trans-top|holy person
Danish: helgen
Dutch: heiligen
Finnish: pyhä, pyhimys
German: heiligen
trans-mid
Italian: santo
Norwegian: helgen
Portuguese: santo
Russian: �в��ой (svjatój)
Spanish: santo
trans-bottom
Verb
en-verb
- transitive To make holy, to sanctify.
#*1847: Come hallow the goblet with something more true<br>Than words we forget in a minute. � cite book|titleDramatic Chapters: Poems and Songs|authorCharles Swain|pages324|date1847|publisher=D. Bogue
Translations
Dutch: heiligen
Finnish: pyhittää
French: sanctifier
German: heiligen
Italian: santificare
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Polish: �wi�ty
Portuguese: santificar
Russian: о�в��а�� (osvjaš�át�)
Spanish: santificar
Etymology 2
From Old French halloer.
Verb
en-verb
- To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.
Noun
en-noun
- A shout, cry; a hulloo.
#*1777: Then away they went from merry Sherwood / And into Yorkshire he did hie / And the King did follow, with a hoop and a hallow / But could not come him nigh. � Robin Hood's Chase, reprinted in cite book|titleThe English and Scottish Popular Ballads|authorFrancis James Child|pages206|date2003|publisherCourier Dover Publications|idISBN 0486431479
#*1772: I told them, the sherriff could not be admitted on board this time of night, on which they set up a hallow and rowed as fast as they could towards the vessel's bows. � cite book|titleThe Documentary History of the Destruction of the Gaspee|authorWilliam Read Staples|pages14|date1845|publisher=Knowles, Vose, and Anthony
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Adjective
en-adj
- alternative spelling of hollow
#:quotations:
#:*1902:"If the sun were a hallow sphere of its present size and the earth were placed at the center, the moon could [...]. Such a hallow sphere would hold more than a million balls the size of the earth." — cite book|titleThe Journal of Geography|authorNational Council of Geography Teachers (U.S.)|date1902|publisherNational Council for Geographic Education|pages=93
#:*2003:"But it was not a hallow victory." — cite book|titleTo a Different Drummer: A Family's Story|authorGeorge A. Lyall|pages208|date2003|publisherXlibris Corporation|idISBN 1401072860 --!>
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