dvali

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse dvala, dvalan, from Proto-Germanic *dwalaz (“stunned, confused”). Related to Old Norse dvelja (“to remain, stay, to delay”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtvaːlɪ/
Rhymes: -aːlɪ

Noun edit

dvali m (genitive singular dvala, no plural)

dormancy, hibernation

Declension edit

declension of dvali

	indefinite	definite
m-w1	singular
nominative	dvali	dvalinn
accusative	dvala	dvalann
dative	dvala	dvalanum
genitive	dvala	dvalans

Derived terms edit

vetrardvali

References edit

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

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