Sekirov Dictionary

hallow

UK /ˈhæləʊ/US /ˈhæloʊ/

noun 3
verb 2
forms 4

noun3

•
A saint; a holy person; an apostle.
- All Hallows Eve (or Halloween), the night before All Hallows Day (now more commonly known as "All Saints' Day").
•
A shout, cry; a hulloo.
- Then away they went from merry Sherwood / And into Yorkshire he did hie / And the King did follow, with a hoop and a hallow / But could not come him nigh. — 1777
•
[in the plural] (no longer used) The relics or shrines of saints or non-Christian gods.
- To seek hallows: to visit relics or shrines, in the belief that the saints themselves are present there.

verb2

•
To make holy, to sanctify.
- […]I am coming on, to venge me as I may and to put forth my rightful hand in a well-hallow'd cause. — 1599
To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.

forms

hallowed · hallowing · halloweth · hallows

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