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Webster 1828 Edition
Hollen
HOL'LEN
,Noun.
Definition 2025
hollen
hollen
See also: Höllen
Dutch
Alternative forms
- holen (obsolete as verb)
Verb
hollen
Inflection
| Inflection of hollen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hollen | |||
| past singular | holde | |||
| past participle | gehold | |||
| infinitive | hollen | |||
| gerund | hollen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | hol | holde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | holt | 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. | ||||
Derived terms
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Noun
hollen
- Plural form of hol
Synonyms
- holen (all (?) cavity senses)
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch hollen, further etymology unknown. No certain relatives.
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.
Inflection
| Inflection of hollen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hollen | |||
| past singular | holde | |||
| past participle | gehold | |||
| infinitive | hollen | |||
| gerund | hollen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | hol | holde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | holt | 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. | ||||
Derived terms
Etymology 3
A rhyming variation on sollen.
Verb
hollen
Inflection
| Inflection of hollen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hollen | |||
| past singular | holde | |||
| past participle | gehold | |||
| infinitive | hollen | |||
| gerund | hollen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | hol | holde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | holt | 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. | ||||
Synonyms
Low German
Etymology
Verb
hollen (past singular heel, past participle hollen, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to hold
Conjugation
Conjugation of hollen (class 7 strong verb)
| infinitive | hollen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | 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 | present | — |
| singular | holl | |
| plural | hollt | |
| participle | present | past |
| hollen | (e)hollen, gehollen | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||