Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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name
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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name
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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verb
To apply the Rolfing massage technique to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To vomit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, slang
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verb
To eat hurriedly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, slang
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noun
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Rollo, Hrolf
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: headman, tribal chief, chieftain, chief
History
From Old Norse Hrólfr, and from its Old French equivalent, cognates of Rudolph. Brought to England by the Normans, survived in surnames and was revived in the 19th century, partly due to its modern Scandinavian cognate.
From Ida Pauline Rolf.
Of uncertain origin, apparently derived from a use of the male name Ralph, but perhaps imitative.
