holm.
Small island, islet.
Meaning & usage
Small island, islet.
An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot.
Any small island, but especially one near a larger island or the mainland, sometimes with holly bushes; an islet, often in Norse-influenced place-names.
Rich flat land near a river, prone to flooding.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English holm, holme, from Old English holm (“wave, ocean, water, sea, islet”) and Old Norse holmr, holmi (“islet”), both from the Proto-Germanic *hulmaz (“rising ground, hill, island”), from Proto-Indo-European root *kelH- (“to rise, be elevated, be prominent; hill”). Cognate with Old Saxon holm, Middle Low German holm, German Holm, Middle Dutch holm, Danish holm, Swedish holme, Norwegian Bokmål holme, Icelandic hólmur.
Common holly (Ilex aquifolium).
A holm oak (Quercus ilex), a common evergreen oak of Europe.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English holm, holme, alteration of Middle English holin (“holly”). Doublet of hollin and holly.
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