coll

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To hug or embrace.
name
  1. A medieval English short form of the male given name Nicholas; very rare today.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. An island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.

Pronunciation

/kɑl/ /kɒl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coll.wav /qʰʊu̯/

Word forms

coll colls colling colled

Etymology

From Middle English collen, from Old French coler, acoler (“accoll, throw arms round neck of”); ultimately from Latin ad + collum (“neck”).

Derived words

pet form Colin
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