olf

See also: ölf

English

Etymology 1

From Latin olfactus (“smelled”).

Noun

olf (plural olfs or olf)

1. A unit measuring the strength of an olfactory pollution source as detected by an average adult in typical conditions.

Etymology 2

Noun

olf (plural olfs)

1. The European bullfinch.

References

• “olf”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• LFO, fol., lof, Flo, LOF, flo', FOL

Slovincian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *albʰósder.

Proto-Germanic *albiz

Proto-West Germanic *albi

Old Saxon alf

Middle Low German alfbor.

Slovincian olf

Borrowed from Middle Low German alf, from Old Saxon alf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔlf/
• Rhymes: -ɔlf
• Syllabification: olf

Noun

olf m animal

1. (mythology) alf (legendary dragon that brings treasures to its master)
2. paper dragon (figure made of paper resembling a dragon)

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908), “ǻu̯lf”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 8