rolf
/ɹɒlf/
rolf verb: to apply the Rolfing massage technique to.
Verb (1)
rolf (third-person singular simple present rolfs, present participle rolfing, simple past and past participle rolfed)
Verb (2)
rolf (third-person singular simple present rolfs, present participle rolfing, simple past and past participle rolfed)
Proper noun capitalized: Rolf
Rolf (usually uncountable, plural Rolfs)
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Forms of rolf
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | rolfs |
| present participle | rolfing |
| past participle | rolfed |
| past | rolfed |
| alternative form | Rolf |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Rolfs |
Origin of rolf
From Ida Pauline Rolf.
Of uncertain origin, apparently derived from a use of the male name Ralph, but perhaps imitative.
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.
Words formed from rolf
Words that rhyme with rolf
Questions about rolf
- What does rolf mean?
- Rolf means to apply the Rolfing massage technique to.
- What part of speech is rolf?
- Rolf can be a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce rolf?
- Rolf is pronounced /ɹɒlf/.
- What is the past tense of rolf?
- The past tense of rolf is rolfed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rolf (page history and authors); Rolf (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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