coll
Meanings
verb
- To hug or embrace.
name
- A medieval English short form of the male given name Nicholas; very rare today.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- An island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle English collen, from Old French coler, acoler (“accoll, throw arms round neck of”); ultimately from Latin ad + collum (“neck”).
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