ᚺᛡᚦᚢᚹᛟᛚᛡᚠᛦ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Haþuwulfaz, equivalent to *ᚺᚨᚦᚢᛉ (*haþuʀ, “battle”) +‎ *ᚹᚢᛚᚠᚨᛉ (*wulfaʀ, “wolf”).

Proper noun

ᚺᛡᚦᚢᚹᛟᛚᛡᚠᛦ (hᴀþuwolᴀfʀ /Haþuwolᵃfʀ/) m

1. a male given name
   • 550-600, Stentoften Runestone (DR357, KJ96)

     ᚾᛁᚢᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ ¶ ᚾᛁᚢᚺᚨᚷᛖᛋᛏᚢᛗᛦ ¶ ᚺᛡᚦᚢᚹᛟᛚᛡᚠᛦᚷᛡᚠᛃ […]
     niuhᴀborumz ¶ niuhagestumz ¶ hᴀþuwolᴀfzgᴀfj […]

     Nīu haβᵒrumʀ, nīu hangistumʀ, Haþuwolᵃfʀ gaf j[= ār].

     By [the sacrifice of] nine bucks and by [the sacrifice of] nine stallions, Haþuwolfʀ gave a fruitful year.

Attested forms

• (nominative) — ᚺᛡᚦᚢᚹᛟᛚᛡᚠᛦ (hᴀþuwolᴀfʀ /⁠Haþuwolᵃfʀ⁠/), ᚺᛡᚦᚢᚹᚢᛚᚨᚠᛉ (hᴀþuwulafʀ /⁠Haþuwulᵃfʀ⁠/)
• (accusative) — ᚺᛡᚦᚢᚹᛟᛚᛡᚠᛡ (hᴀþuwolᴀfᴀ /⁠Haþuwolᵃfa⁠/)

See also

• ᚺᛡᚱᛁᚹᛟᛚᛡᚠᛦ (hᴀriwolᴀfʀ /⁠Hariwolᵃfʀ⁠/)
• ᚺᛡᛖᚱᚢᚹᚢᛚᚨᚠᛁᛉ (hᴀeruwulafiʀ /⁠Hearuwulᵃfīʀ⁠/)