holm

(hōm)

noun

  1. a small island in a river or lake, near the mainland or a larger island: used chiefly in place names
  2. low, flat land by a river or stream; bottoms

Origin: ME < OE, sea: sense infl. by ON holmr, island < IE base *kel-, to project > hill

noun

  1. holm oak
  2. Dialectal holly

Origin: altered < holn, form of ME holin: see holly

See holm in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Chiefly British
An island in a river.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old Norse hōlmr; see kel-2 in Indo-European roots

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