Beowulf
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old English Beowulf.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈbeɪəwʊlf/
Proper noun [edit]
Beowulf
- (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 [edit]
Translations [edit]
Epic poem
Old English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Origin uncertain, perhaps from bēo ‘bee’ + wulf ‘wolf’, i.e. ‘bee-hunter’, used as a kenning for ‘bear’ or ‘woodpecker’.[1]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈbeːo̯wulf/
Proper noun [edit]
Beowulf
- (poetic) Beowulf
References [edit]
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- 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.
- Curiosities of Indo-European Tradition and Folk-lore by Walter Keating Kelly, 1863.
- The Saxons in England: A History of the English Commonwealth Till the Period of the Norman Conquest by John Mitchell Kemble, 1849.
- Others, [1][2]
