Beowulf

English edit

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Beowulf

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old English Bēowulf, probably equivalent to bee +‎ wolf, though the first element is uncertain.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪoʊwʊlf/, /ˈbeɪəwʊlf/

Proper noun edit

Beowulf

An Old English epic poem written circa 1025.
John Gardner’s retelling of Beowulf is titled Grendel.
(poetic) An Anglo-Saxon personal name, usually with reference to the hero of the poem, or to the poem itself.
Beowulf is as great a hero as Sigmund.

Derived terms edit

Beowulfian

Translations edit

Epic poem

Armenian: Բեովուլֆ (Beovulf)
Bulgarian: Беоулф (Beoulf)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 貝奧武夫／贝奥武夫 (zh) (Bèi'àowǔfū)
Esperanto: Beoŭulf
Finnish: Beowulf
French: Beowulf (fr) m
Georgian: ბეოვულფი (beovulpi)
Greek: Μπέογουλφ m (Béogoulf)
Icelandic: Bjólfskviða
Italian: Beowulf, Beovulfo (very rare)
Japanese: ベーオウルフ (Bēourufu)
Korean: 베오울프 (Be'oulpeu)
Macedonian: Бе́овулф m (Béovulf)
Portuguese: Beowulf m
Russian: Беовульф (Beovulʹf)
Spanish: Beowulf

Old English edit

Alternative forms edit

Bīowulf

Etymology edit

Origin uncertain, perhaps from bēo (“bee”) +‎ wulf (“wolf”), literally “bee-hunter”, used as a kenning for “bear” or “woodpecker”.^[1]^[2]^[3] Compare also the alternative form Beadowulf, from beadu (“battle”) +‎ wulf, which may be the original. Probably cognate with Old Norse Bjólfr (from earlier *Bíolfr, *Béolfr).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbe͜oːˌwulf/, [ˈbe͜oːˌwuɫf]

Proper noun edit

Bēowulf m

(poetic) Beowulf

Declension edit

Declension of Beowulf (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Bēowulf	—
accusative	Bēowulf	—
genitive	Bēowulfes	—
dative	Bēowulfe	—

References edit

^ 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.

[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.

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