hvolf

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse hválf, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbą.

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Noun[edit]

hvolf n (genitive singular hvolfs, nominative plural hvolf)

  1. vault, vaulted ceiling
    Synonym: hvelfing
  2. (anatomy) ventricle

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