hvolf

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse hválf, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbą. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʰvɔlv/ === Noun === hvolf n (genitive singular hvolfs, nominative plural hvolf) vault, vaulted ceiling Synonym: hvelfing (anatomy) ventricle ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== vera í hvolfi (“to be upside down; to be very drunk”) ==== Related terms ==== hólf === Further reading === “hvolf” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)