Complete Definition of "holm"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/h��m/

Etymology 1
Alteration of hollin.

Noun
en-noun

  1. italbrac|obsolete except in dialects The holly.

#A common evergreen oak, of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak.

Etymology 2
From Old Norse holmr �islet�, cognate with Old English #Old English|holm.

Noun
en-noun

  1. Land that is liable to flooding; a river island.

Danish
Noun
holm

  1. sand island

Category:Danish nouns


Old English
Etymology
From Germanic *xulma- �hill, rise�. Cognate with Old Saxon holm#Old Saxon|holm, Old Norse holmr.

Pronunciation
IPA|/holm/

Noun
holm m (plural holmas)

  1. poetic| lang=ang ocean, sea, waters

#:�a wæs heofonweardes gast ofer holm boren: the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Category:Old English nouns


Slovene
Noun
holm

  1. hill

Category:Slovene nouns

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