[gothic-l] Beowulf

[Bertil Häggman]

Philip,

There can be little doubt that "wulf" is wolf,
but if Beo- is related to bee is certainly
doubtful. King Berig who led the migration
of the Goths was according to the poem
a nephew of the Gautic king Hredel and
also a cousin of Hredel's two sons,
Haedcyn (Hoeder) and Hygelac (Hugleik).

Gothically

Bertil

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



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