holme

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English holm (“an island”), from Old Norse holmr, from Proto-Germanic *hulmaz. === Noun === holme (plural holmes) Alternative form of holm. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Homel, Mohel, mohel == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɦolmɛ] === Verb === holme first-person plural imperative of holit == Danish == === Noun === holme c indefinite plural of holm == Middle English == === Noun === holme alternative form of halm == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse holmi, holmr. === Noun === holme m (definite singular holmen, indefinite plural holmer, definite plural holmene) an islet, or holm (UK) === References === “holme” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === holm === Etymology === From Old Norse holmi, holmr. === Noun === holme m (definite singular holmen, indefinite plural holmar, definite plural holmane) an islet, or holm (UK) === References === “holme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Alternative forms === holm (obsolete) === Etymology === From Old Swedish holmber, Old Norse holmr, from Proto-Germanic *hulmaz. Cognate with Icelandic hólmur (dative hólmi), German Holm. (sense 3) is a semantic loan from Icelandic hólmur. === Noun === holme c a small island, an islet, a holm (normally uninhabited and typically more or less covered with trees) (now perceived as figurative) a small (forested) hill, a mound, a knoll (surrounded by relatively flat terrain) (historical) a designated place for a duel in early medieval Scandinavia, especially in Norway and Iceland (originally and often a holme in (sense 1) (small island)) ==== Usage notes ==== The archetypical holme is a small island covered with trees on the coast (or in a large lake, etc.), often in a waterway. The intuition tends towards ö the larger it gets. Sometimes reflects conditions with less post-glacial rebound in place names, leading to "holm(e)" appearing in names of peninsulas, for example. Compare vik. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Holm Holmberg Lindholm Stockholm holmgång ==== See also ==== klippa kobbe skär ö === Further reading === “holme”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) holme in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) Nya Åland, "Därför heter våra holmar som de gör"