hvolpur
See also: hvølpur
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷAl- (“to whine, shout”); or from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kale-, *klā-, *klē- (“to call, yell, make a noise, sound”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hvolpur m (genitive singular hvolps, nominative plural hvolpar)
- puppy (young dog)
Declension edit
declension of hvolpur
Further reading edit
- “hvolpur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)