eldertongue

Old English · proper noun

Ceolwulf

Normalised Ċēolwulf

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃe͜oːlˌwulf/
[ˈt͡ʃe͜oːlˌwuɫf]
Syllables
ˈt͡ʃe͜oːl · ˌwulf (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. a male given name

    Iċ Beda Cristes þēow and mæssepreost sende grētan þone leofastan cyning Ċēolwulf.

    I, Bede, servant of Christ and priest, send greeting to the well-beloved king Ceolwulf.

    late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

Declension

Declension of Ceolwulf
Singular
Nominative Ċēolwulf
Accusative Ċēolwulf
Genitive Ċēolwulfes
Dative Ċēolwulfe

All forms (3)

Etymology

From ċēol (“ship”) and wulf (“wolf”).

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ceolwulf · CC BY-SA 4.0 licence · Attribution