hollen

See also: Hollen and Höllen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɔlə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlən

Etymology 1

From hol.

Alternative forms

Verb

hollen

  1. (transitive) to (make) hollow, empty (the inside)
  2. (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

  1. (intransitive) to run fast or frantically, run away, flee etc.
  2. (intransitive) to rage; be/get out of control
  3. (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
  • hol
  • holdag m
  • holder m
  • holler m
  • holziek (adjective)
  • uitgehold (adjective)
  • (verbs) afhollen, doorhollen, medehollen, omhollen, ophollen, voorthollen, weghollen
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: hol

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “hollen1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Etymology 3

A rhyming variation on sollen.

Verb

hollen

  1. (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

Etymology

From Middle Low German halden, from Old Saxon haldan.

Verb

hollen (past singular heel, past participle hollen, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to hold

Conjugation

Conjugation of hollen (class 7 strong verb)
infinitive hollen
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
singular holl
plural hollt
present past
participle hollen (e)hollen, gehollen

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈhoːllen/

Verb

hōllen

  1. first-person singular past indicative of hoallat

West Frisian

Noun

hollen

  1. plural of holle