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holly
English
Etymology
From Middle English holly, holi, holie, a shortened variation of holin, holyn (> English dialectal hollen, holm), from Old English hole?n, holen (“holly; prince, protector”), from Proto-West Germanic *hulis (“holly”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *?el- (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?h?li/
- Rhymes: -?li
- (US) IPA(key): /?h?li/
Noun
holly (countable and uncountable, plural hollies)
- Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
- The wood from this tree.
- (with a qualifier) Any of several unrelated plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries
Derived terms
Translations
Middle English
Etymology 1
Adjective
holly
- Alternative form of holy (sacred)
Etymology 2
Adjective
holly
- Alternative form of holy (porous)
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English holly.
Adjective
holly
- holy
References
- Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN
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solly
English
Etymology
Pronunciation spelling of sorry. In many Eastern countries, people have difficulty with distinguishing the sounds of the letters l and r. See also Japanese speakers learning r and l
Adjective
solly
- Pronunciation spelling of sorry. (mimicking an Asian accent)
Anagrams
- Lysol
Middle English
Adjective
solly
- Alternative form of selly
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