hallow

hallow · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos
2. Proto-Germanic*hailaz
3. Proto-Germanic*hailagaz
4. Proto-Germanic*hailagô
5. Proto-West Germanic*hailagō
6. Old Englishhālga
7. Middle Englishhalwe
8. English todayhallow

Inherited from Middle English halwe (“a saint, holy thing, shrine”), from Old English hālga (“a holy one, saint”), from Proto-Germanic *hailagô (“holy one”), from *hailagaz (“holy”), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, safe, hale”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“safe, unharmed”). Cognate with Scots halow, hallow (“saint”), German Heiliger (“saint (male)”) / Heilige (“saint (female)”). More at holy, whole.

hallow · verb²

1. Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos
2. Proto-Germanic*hailaz
3. Proto-Germanic*hailagaz
4. Proto-Germanic*hailagōną
5. Proto-West Germanic*hailagōn
6. Old Englishhālgian
7. Middle Englishhalwen
8. English todayhallow

Inherited from Middle English halwen (“to hallow, sanctify”), from Old English hālgian (“to hallow, sanctify, make holy”), from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną (“to make holy”), from *hailagaz (“holy”), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, safe, hale”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“safe, unharmed”). Cognate with Dutch heiligen (“to hallow”), German heiligen (“to hallow”). More at holy.

hallow · verb, noun³

1. Old English · inherited fromēalā“O!, alas!, oh!, lo!”
2. Middle English · inherited fromhalowen
3. English todayhallow

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

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