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Definition hallow

Etymology 1

From Middle English halwe (“a saint, holy thing, shrine”), from Old English h?lga (“a holy one, saint”), from Proto-Germanic *hailagô (“holy one”), from *hailagaz (“holy”), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, safe, hale”), from Proto-Indo-European *kóylos (“safe, unharmed”). Cognate with Scots halow, hallow (“saint”), German Heilige (“saint”). More at holy, whole.

Noun

hallow (plural hallows)

1. (obsolete outside set phrases) A saint; a holy person; an apostle.

Etymology 2

From Middle English halwen (“to hallow, sanctify”), from Old English h?lgian (“to hallow, sanctify, make holy”), from Proto-Germanic *hailag?n? (“to make holy”), from *hailagaz (“holy”), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, safe, hale”), from Proto-Indo-European *kóylos (“safe, unharmed”). Cognate with Dutch heiligen (“to hallow”), German heiligen (“to hallow”). More at holy.

Verb

hallow (third-person singular simple present hallows, present participle hallowing, simple past and past participle hallowed)

1. (transitive) To make holy, to sanctify.

Etymology 3

From Middle English halowen, from halow (interjection), from Old English ?al? (“O!, alas!, oh!, lo!”, interjection), probably conflated with Old French halloer.

Verb

hallow (third-person singular simple present hallows, present participle hallowing, simple past and past participle hallowed)

1. To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.

Noun

hallow (plural hallows)

1. A shout, cry; a hulloo.

Etymology 4

Adjective

hallow (comparative more hallow, superlative most hallow)

1. Alternative spelling of hollow

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