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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse Hrólfr, from Hróðólfr (which also yielded Icelandic Hróðólfur), from hróðr (‘proud’) + úlfr, -ólfr (‘wolf’), cognate with Old English Hruodwulf.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hrólfur m (proper noun, genitive singular Hrólfs)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Rudolph or German Rolf
Declension
Declension of Hrólfur (sg-only masculine)