hollen
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From hol.
Alternative forms
- holen (obsolete as verb)
Verb
hollen
- (transitive) to (make) hollow, empty (the inside)
- (transitive) to make by hollowing
Conjugation
| 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. | ||||
Derived terms
- holkamer m or f
- onderhollen (verb)
- uithollen (verb)
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
- (intransitive) to run fast or frantically, run away, flee etc.
- (intransitive) to rage; be/get out of control
- (intransitive) to (be/ go on) strike
Conjugation
| 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. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: hol
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “hollen1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Etymology 3
A rhyming variation on sollen.
Verb
hollen
- (transitive) to drag, toy, play games (with ...), play tricks (on ...)
Conjugation
| 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. | ||||
Synonyms
Low German
Northern Sami
West Frisian
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