English

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

• Beolupine
• Beowulfian

Translations

Old English

Etymology

Origin uncertain, perhaps from bēo ‘bee’ + wulf ‘wolf’, i.e. ‘bee-hunter’, used as a kenning for ‘bear’ or ‘woodpecker’.^[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Beowulf ?

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.
   • 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,