holle

Meaning

head

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈholə/

Etymology

From Old Frisian holla (“head”), of uncertain origin. Compare Old Frisian heila (“head”).
Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *habulō (“head”), or alternatively related to Proto-Germanic *hulliz (“hill, top, summit”).

Sentences

Der gie him fan alles troch de holle .

Everything went through his mind.

Hy hat fierste folle oan de holle op it stuit.

He has far too much on his mind at the moment.

Wy hiene wol wat oars oan 'e holle .

We had something else on our minds.

It groeit jin boppe de holle .

It grows over your head.

Mei dit akkoart koenen de stakers mei de holle omheech wer oan it wurk .

With this agreement, the strikers could go back to work with their heads held high.

Hy kin dat fers út 'e holle opsizze.

He can recite that verse by heart.

As hja skuldich ferklearre wurde , hinget harren in lange finzenisstraf boppe de holle .

If they are found guilty, a long prison sentence hangs over their heads.

Gjin hier by my op 'e holle tocht oan jeien.

Not a hair on my head thought of hunting.