Holm

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /həʊm/
• US IPA: /hoÊŠm/
• Rhymes: -əʊm
• Homophones: home

Alteration of hollin.

Full definition of holm

Noun

1. (obsolete except in dialects) The holly.
2. A common evergreen oak, of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak.

Derived terms

• holming

From Old Norse holmi, holmr ("islet"), from the Proto-Germanic *hulmaz, from Proto-Indo-European root *kel ("to rise, be elevated, be prominent; hill"). Cognate with Old English holm ("sea, ocean, wave"), Old Saxon holm, Old Danish hulm, Middle Low German holm, German Holm, Middle Dutch holm, Swedish holme,

Noun

1. Land that is liable to flooding; a river island.
2. (dialect, chiefly West Yorkshire) an islet, sometimes with holly bushes.

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