{"id":2298,"date":"2022-10-29T17:21:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T17:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2298"},"modified":"2022-10-29T20:27:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T20:27:45","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-hallow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2298","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Hallow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Hallow\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-10-29T17:21:59+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"As it\u2019s near the end of October, in this Adventure in Etymology we\u2019re investigating the origins of the word hallow, as in Halloween.\n\n\n\nHallow [\u02c8h\u00e6l\u0259\u028a \/ \u02c8h\u00e6lo\u028a] is an old word that means:\n\n \tA saint; a holy person; an apostle.\n \t(plural) The relics o...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/hallow.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8083\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2298-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/hallow.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/hallow.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/hallow.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/hallow.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2298-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/hallow.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"hallow.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>As it\u2019s near the end of October, in this Adventure in Etymology we\u2019re investigating the origins of the word <strong>hallow<\/strong>, as in <strong>Halloween<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mwf2005\/15493671019\/in\/photolist-2nU36uv-8fZfn7-2nUBY6P-22qTCZV-9oTyJh-d52VpN-pBbpMn-pBbgYM-pRsxM3-pB7Zwr-pB87AX-oWLn4E-pTxW2a-oWLJMu-pBb2Ty-pB87Na-pB81p8-oWLf85-pTy3ge-pBaPNb-pBdYzq-pTG18s-pTFpRG-8v2mWA-oWLm6N-oWLSP1-pTof8r-pBb1VG-pTnVNk-pBdTy3-8v2pBE-pTGpy5-pTy1yg-pBdSqw-pTFTau-2hs9vUS-pTG83j-pRsAcJ-oWLvkQ-pTo42D-pTxfep-2nNHtzh-pBbNLt-pBaGRA-pB8aWz-pTGecy-pB89Ai-2mMm3nV\" title=\"Halloween in Hallow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3949\/15493671019_d20bdfef2f_z.jpg\" alt=\"Halloween in Hallow\" width=\"640\" height=\"394\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hallow<\/strong> [\u02c8h\u00e6l\u0259\u028a \/ \u02c8h\u00e6lo\u028a] is an old word that means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A saint; a holy person; an apostle.<\/li>\n<li>(plural) The relics or shrines of saints or non-Christian gods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from the Middle English <em>halwe<\/em> (saint, holy thing, shrine), from the Old English <em>h\u0101lga<\/em> (saint), from the Proto-Germanic <em>*hailag\u00f4<\/em> (holy person), from <em>*hailagaz<\/em> (holy, sacred), rom <em>*hailaz<\/em> (whole, intact, hale, healthy), from the PIE <em>*k\u00f3ylos<\/em> (healthy, whole) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/hallow#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The word <strong>Halloween<\/strong> comes from the Scots <strong>Hallow evin\/even<\/strong>, from <strong>Allhallow evin<\/strong>, from <strong>Allhallow<\/strong> (all the saints) and <strong>evin<\/strong> (evening) [<a href=\"https:\/\/dsl.ac.uk\/entry\/dost\/hallow_evin\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>English words from the same roots include <strong>holy<\/strong>, <strong>hale<\/strong> (healthy, sound, robust), as in <strong>hale and hearty<\/strong>, <strong>hail<\/strong> (to greet, salute, call) and <strong>whole<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic\/spell%C4%85\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/riV-Fd7hDPk\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/riV-Fd7hDPk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> [afflilate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Hallow\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-10-29T17:21:59+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"As it\u2019s near the end of October, in this Adventure in Etymology we\u2019re investigating the origins of the word hallow, as in Halloween.\n\n\n\nHallow [\u02c8h\u00e6l\u0259\u028a \/ \u02c8h\u00e6lo\u028a] is an old word that means:\n\n \tA saint; a holy person; an apostle.\n \t(plural) The relics o...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/hallow.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8084\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2298-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/hallow.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/hallow.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/hallow.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/hallow.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2298-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/hallow.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"hallow.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>As it\u2019s near the end of October, in this Adventure in Etymology we\u2019re investigating the origins of the word hallow, as in Halloween. Hallow [\u02c8h\u00e6l\u0259\u028a \/ \u02c8h\u00e6lo\u028a] is an old word that means: A saint; a holy person; an apostle. (plural) The relics or shrines of saints or non-Christian gods. It comes from the Middle [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,20,56,4,58,55,1,57,59,111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-english","category-etymology","category-language","category-middle-english","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-podcast","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european","category-scots"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2298"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2302,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2298\/revisions\/2302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}