From hol.
hollen
| Conjugation of hollen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hollen | |||
| past singular | holde | |||
| past participle | gehold | |||
| infinitive | hollen | |||
| gerund | hollen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | hol | holde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | holt, hol2 | holde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | holt | holde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | holt | holde | ||
| 3rd person singular | holt | holde | ||
| plural | hollen | holden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | holle | holde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | hollen | holden | ||
| imperative sing. | hol | |||
| imperative plur.1 | holt | |||
| participles | hollend | gehold | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
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]
hollen
| Conjugation of hollen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hollen | |||
| past singular | holde | |||
| past participle | gehold | |||
| infinitive | hollen | |||
| gerund | hollen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | hol | holde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | holt, hol2 | holde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | holt | holde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | holt | holde | ||
| 3rd person singular | holt | holde | ||
| plural | hollen | holden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | holle | holde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | hollen | holden | ||
| imperative sing. | hol | |||
| imperative plur.1 | holt | |||
| participles | hollend | gehold | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
A rhyming variation on sollen.
hollen
| Conjugation of hollen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hollen | |||
| past singular | holde | |||
| past participle | gehold | |||
| infinitive | hollen | |||
| gerund | hollen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | hol | holde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | holt, hol2 | holde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | holt | holde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | holt | holde | ||
| 3rd person singular | holt | holde | ||
| plural | hollen | holden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | holle | holde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | hollen | holden | ||
| imperative sing. | hol | |||
| imperative plur.1 | holt | |||
| participles | hollend | gehold | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
From Middle Low German halden, from Old Saxon haldan.
hollen (past singular heel, past participle hollen, auxiliary verb hebben)
| infinitive | hollen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | holl | heel |
| 2nd person singular | hölls(t) | heels(t) |
| 3rd person singular | höll(t) | heel |
| plural | hollt, hollen | helen |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | holl | |
| plural | hollt | |
| participle | present | past |
| hollen | (e)hollen, gehollen | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
hōllen
hollen