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| has gloss | eng: -hou is a suffix found commonly in Channel Islands and Norman names. It is the Norman language version of the Old Norse holmr, meaning a small island, and often found anglicised elsewhere as "holm". It can still be found in modern Scandinavian languages, e.g. Stockholm. |
| lexicalization | eng: -hou |
| instance of | (noun) any of a group of British islands in the English Channel off the northern coast of France Channel Island |
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| lexicalization | gla: -hou |
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| media:img | Ecrehous.jpg |
| media:img | Guernsey sm02.png |
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