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Citation for the claim that "beowulf" is "bee-hunter" ? I'd learned from a graduate school course in germanic linguistics it was likely bear-wolf...but i'm cur
by jjtheblunt 9y ago
Citation for the claim that "beowulf" is "bee-hunter" ?
I'd learned from a graduate school course in germanic linguistics it was likely bear-wolf...but i'm curious where you got your claim.
- stochastic_monk 9y agoAccording to Wikipedia [0], Bee-Hunter is one of several competing etymologies, additionally including Bee-Wolf, Bear-Hunter, Thor-wolf, Beow-wolf, and Woodpecker. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf_(hero) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf_(hero)
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