from O.N.
holmr "small island, especially in a bay or river," also "meadow by a shore," or cognate O.Dan.
hulm "low lying land," from P.Gmc.
*hul-maz, from PIE base
*kel- "to rise, be elevated" (see
hill). Obsolete, but preserved in place names. Cognate O.E.
holm (only attested in poetic language) meant "sea, ocean, wave."
[hohlm] 
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