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Olaf

Olaf¹ definition

Olaf (ō′ləf, -läf)

noun

a masculine name

also sp. Olav

Etymology: ON Olafr, Aleifr < *anulaibar, lit., descendant of the (original) ancestor < *anu (< IE *an-, ancestor > L anus, old woman) + -laibar (> Leifr, Leif)

Olaf² definition

Olaf (ō′ləf, -läf)

(born Olaf Tryggvasson) 964?-1000; king of Norway (995-1000): subject of many legends
(born Olaf Haraldsson) 995?-1030; king of Norway (1015-28): patron saint of Norway: his day is July 29
1903-91; king of Norway (1957-91): son of Haakon VII

Also sp. Olav

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