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rolf
rolf 'rȯlfalso 'rȯf vt, often cap to practice Rolfing on
rolf·er 'rȯl-fəralso 'rȯ- n, often cap
Rolf 'rȯlf Ida P. (1896-1979)
American biochemist and physiotherapist. Rolf received a doctorate in biochemistry and physiology. After working 12 years as a biochemist, she devoted 40 years to developing a new kind of physical therapy involving vigorous manipulation of the body's underlying musculature. The muscular manipulation was held to correct the body's structure so that it would be in alignment with the earth's gravitational field. Rolfing became an object of considerable popular interest in the 1970s.

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  • Rolf — is a male given name. It originates in the Germanic name Hrolf , itself a contraction of Hrodwulf (Rudolf), a conjunction of the stem words hrod ( renown ) + wulf ( wolf ). The Old Norse cognate is Hrólfr .Notable Rolfs/Hrolfs include:* Hrólf… …   Wikipedia

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  • Rolf — masc. proper name, introduced in England by the Normans, from O.N. Hrolfr, related to O.H.G. Hrodulf, lit. wolf of fame (see RUDOLPH (Cf. Rudolph)). Rolfing (1972) as a deep massage technique is named for U.S. physiotherapist Ida P. Rolf (1897… …   Etymology dictionary

  • rolf — rolf; Rolf·ing; rolf·er; …   English syllables

  • Rolf — steht für: Rudolf, Kurzform des Vornamens – dort auch zur Namenkunde und Personen des Namens Genuatief Rolf, ein Wettereignis im Mittelmeerraum November 2011 Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mi …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rolf — Rolf, Herzog der Normandie, s. Rollo …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • rolf — /rolf/, v.i. Slang. to vomit. [1970 75, Amer.; appar. var. of RALPH] * * * …   Universalium

  • Rolf — m English, German, and Scandinavian: a contracted version of an old Germanic personal name composed of the elements hrōd fame + wulf wolf. This is found in Old Norse as Hrólfr. As an English name, it represents in part a Norman importation of a… …   First names dictionary

  • Rolf — Rolfer, n. /rawlf, rolf/, v.t. to massage using the techniques of Rolfing. [1965 70; after Ida P. Rolf (1897 1979), U.S. physiotherapist who invented the techniques] /rolf/, n. 1. Also called Rolf the Ganger /gang euhr/. Rollo (def. 1). 2. a male …   Universalium

  • Rolf — Recorded in over fifty different spellings including as examples Rolf, Roffe, Ruff and Ruffell in England, Rudolf and Rotlauf in Germany, Rohlf in Switzerland, Ridulfo and Firidolfi in Italy, and Roelof in the Netherlands, this is a surname of… …   Surnames reference

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