An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Holl, Howe, adj.
1. Hollow, deep; how, S.
Palice Hon.
2. Concave.
Douglas.
3. Giving a hollow sound, S.
Burns.

Isl. hol-ur, cavus, concavus.

Holl, s. Hold of a ship.
Wallace.

HOLLIGLASS, s. A character in old Romances.
Poems 16th Cent.

Belg. Uyle-spegel, i. e. Owl-glass; the original work being written in Dutch.

HOLLION, s. Conjoined with hip, Ang.
Morison.

HOLM, HOWM, s. The level low ground on the banks of a river, S., hoam, S. B.

Isl. hwam-r, a little valley.

Wyntown.

HOLT, s. A wood; as in E.