English
halidom
Halidom comes from Old English hāliġdōm ‘holiness, righteousness, sanctity’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hāliġdōm‘holiness, righteousness, sanctity’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500halidom
- Englishearliest quotation 1591same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hāliġdōm‘holiness, righteousness, sanctity’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500halidom
- Englishearliest quotation 1591same form
Earliest quotation: 1591, Edmund Spenser, Prosopopoia. Or Mother Hubberds Tale.: “Now sure and by my hallidome ( quoth he…”
Formed from holy + -dom
Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos ‘intact’
…
Proto-Germanic *hailagaz ‘holy’
Proto-West Germanic *hailag ‘holy’
Old English hāleġ ‘holy’
Middle English ali
English holy
Every English word from Old English hāliġdōm
Today it means
noun Holiness; sanctity; sacred honour.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English hāliġdōm / halidom