hólkur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse holkr, from Proto-Germanic *hulkaz (“a hollow”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide”). Cognate with English holk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoul̥kʏr/

Noun

hólkur m (genitive singular hólks, nominative plural hólkar)

1. short, hollow cylinder or tube
2. decorative cylinder around the tassel of a tail-cap

Derived terms

• skúfhólkur (“tail-cap tassel cylinder”)