[gothic-l] The meaning of "Wolfilas"

[Axeage]

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone can tell what the name Wolfilas/Wulfilas
means. This one guy that I was talking to told me that it comes from
Gothic mythology (I honestly don't know if there such a thing), that
it means "son of a wolf", and that it was a name given to describe
certain gothic warriors who believed they could turn into wolves -
I'm guessing sort of the gothic version of the viking berzerkers.
This all sounded a bit too fantastic for me, especially since many of
these neo-pagan types have a tendency to exagerate and make things
up, so I'll ask you - the experts.

Carl


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