Old English · proper noun
Beowulf
Normalised Bēowulf
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈbe͜oːˌwulf/[ˈbe͜oːˌwuɫf]
- Syllables
- ˈbe͜oː · ˌwulf (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- beowulf
Meaning
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Beowulf
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
Uncertain; traditionally derived from bēo (“bee”) + wulf (“wolf”), used as a kenning for “bear” or “woodpecker”. Most recently analysed theophorically from Bēow (“Beow”) + wulf (“wolf”). Probably cognate with Old Norse Bjólfr (from earlier *Bíolfr, *Béolfr).
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