Beowulf

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old English Bēowulf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeɪoʊwʊlf/, /ˈbeɪəwʊlf/

Proper noun

Beowulf

  1. (poetic) An Anglo-Saxon personal name, usually with reference to the hero of an Old English epic poem, or to the poem itself.

Derived terms

Translations

Old English

Etymology

Origin uncertain, perhaps from bēo ‘bee’ + ƿulf ‘wolf’, i.e. ‘bee-hunter’, used as a kenning for ‘bear’ or ‘woodpecker’.[1][2][3][4] Compare also Beadowulf (“Bēowulf”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːo̯wulf/, [ˈbeːo̯wuɫf]

Proper noun

Bēowulf m

  1. (poetic) Beowulf

References

  1. ↑ Traditions, Superstitions, and Folklore, (chiefly Lancashire and the North of England: ) Their Affinity to Others in Widely-distributed Localities; Their Eastern Origin and Mythical Significance by Charles Hardwick, 1872.
  2. ↑ Curiosities of Indo-European Tradition and Folk-lore by Walter Keating Kelly, 1863.
  3. ↑ The Saxons in England: A History of the English Commonwealth Till the Period of the Norman Conquest by John Mitchell Kemble, 1849.
  4. ↑ Others,
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