úlfaldi

From Old Norse úlfaldi, from Proto-Germanic *ulbanduz (“camel”), cognate to Latin elephantus (“elephant”), from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas). Cognate with the Gothic 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (ulbandus, “camel”), Old English olfend (also as olfenda); Old High German olbento (“camel”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈulvaltɪ/

  Rhymes: -altɪ

úlfaldi m (genitive singular úlfalda, nominative plural úlfaldar)

1. camel (genus Camelus)

   Þeir riðu á fimmtán úlföldum yfir eyðimörkina.

   They rode on fifteen camels across the desert.

• (a camel): skip eyðimerkurinnar (poetic)

• gera úlfalda úr mýflugu

• drómedari
• kameldýr