Hroþwulf

Old English

Alternative forms

• Rōþulf

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiwulf. Equivalent to hreþ (“glory, triumph, honour”) +‎ wulf (“wolf”). Cognate with English Rudolph.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxroːθˌwulf/, [ˈr̥oːðˌwuɫf]

Proper noun

Hrōþwulf m

1. a male given name

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Hrōþwulf	—
accusative	Hrōþwulf	—
genitive	Hrōþwulfes	—
dative	Hrōþwulfe	—

References

• The FitzWilliam Museum, Cambridge, CORPUS OF EARLY MEDIEVAL COIN FINDS (Penny: CM.1.646-1990), the penny was made by a Moneyer named "Hrothwulf".
• Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 38, line 28, recorded as "Hrođuulf".