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hallows

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hal⋅low

1[hal-oh]
–verb (used with object)
1. to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
2. to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate: to hallow a battlefield.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME hal(o)wen, OE hālgian (c. G heiligen, ON helga), deriv. of hālig holy


hal⋅low⋅er, noun

hal⋅low

2[huh-loh]
–interjection, noun, verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
hallo.

hal⋅lo

[huh-loh] interjection, noun, plural -los, verb, -loed, -lo⋅ing.
–interjection
1. (used to call or answer someone, or to incite dogs in hunting.)
–noun
2. the cry “hallo!”
3. a shout of exultation.
–verb (used without object)
4. to call with a loud voice; shout; cry, as after hunting dogs.
–verb (used with object)
5. to incite or chase (something) with shouts and cries of “hallo!”
6. to cry “hallo” to (someone).
7. to shout (something).


Origin:
1560–70; var. of hollo, itself var. of earlier holla < MF hola, equiv. to ho ahoy + la there
hal·low   (hāl'ō)   
tr.v.   hal·lowed, hal·low·ing, hal·lows
  1. To make or set apart as holy.
  2. To respect or honor greatly; revere.

[Middle English halwen, from Old English hālgian; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.]
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