hallow

Meanings

Noun

• A saint; a holy person; an apostle.
• The relics or shrines of saints or non-Christian gods.
• A shout, cry; a hulloo.

Verb

• To make holy, to sanctify.
• To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.

Adjective

• Alternate spelling of hollow

Origin

• From Middle English halwe, from Old English hālga, from Proto-Germanic *hailagô, from *hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kóylos. Cognate with Scots halow, hallow, German Heilige ("saint"). More at holy, whole.
• From Middle English halwen, from Old English hālgian, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną, from *hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kóylos. Cognate with Dutch heiligen ("to hallow"), German heiligen ("to hallow"). More at holy.
• From Middle English halowen, from halow, from Old English ēalā ("O!, alas!, oh!, lo!"), probably conflated with Old French halloer.