[gothic-l] Re: Beowolf--the Goth?

Philip Rusche ruschep at NEVADA.EDU
Sun Jan 14 22:26:16 UTC 2001


The name Beowulf is "Bee-wolf", usually taken to mean a bear, since bears
like honey and are thus around bees.

Philip Rusche

>
>Could the name Beowulf - the mythical hero - be a combination of bear
>and wulf?
>
>Troels Brandt



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