Garwulf
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
- Garulf (?)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *Gaizawulfaz, equivalent to gār (“spear”) + wulf (“wolf”). Compare Wulfgar which has the same elements reversed. Cognate with Norwegian Geirulf.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Gārwulf m
- a male given name
References edit
- Electronic Sawyer S 332 (Æthelberht, king of Wessex and Kent, to Æthelred, minister; grant of 9 sulungs (aratra) at Mersham, Kent, in return for 400 mancuses of gold. Latin with bounds. (2) Eadwald to St Augustine's, Canterbury; grant of land at Willesborough, Kent), Garwulf is mentioned as "Garulf" in the text section and the old text section.