Beornwulf

Old English

Etymology

From beorn (“man, warrior”) and wulf (“wolf”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbe͜ornˌwulf/, [ˈbe͜orˠnˌwuɫf]

Proper noun

Beornwulf m

  1. a male given name
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCCXXIII Hēr wæs Wāla ġefeoht ⁊ Defna æt Gafulforda. ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare ġefeaht Eċġbryht cyning ⁊ Beornwulf cyning on Ellendūne, ⁊ Eċġbryht siġe nam, ⁊ þǣr wæs myċel wæl ġeslæġen.
      Year 823 In this year there was a battle between the Welsh and the Devons at Gafulford. And in the same year Kings Edgebright and Beornwulf fought at Allington, and Edgebright wtook the victory, and many were slain.
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