holr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hulaz, whence also Old English hol, Old High German hol.

Adjective

holr

  1. hollow
  • hol (hole)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: holur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hol
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hol
  • Old Swedish: hul, hol
  • Danish: hul
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hul

References

  • holr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press