Garwulf
Old English
Alternative forms
- Garulf (?)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *Gaiʀawulf, from Proto-Germanic *Gaizawulfaz. Equivalent to gār (“spear”) + wulf (“wolf”). Cognate with Old High German Gērolf. Compare Wulfgar which has the same elements reversed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːrˌwulf/, [ˈɡɑːrˌwuɫf]
Proper noun
Gārwulf m
- a male given name
References
- Electronic Sawyer S 332 (Æthelberht, king of Wessex and Kent, to Æthelred, minister; grant of 9 sulungs (aratra) at Mersham, Kent, in return for 400 mancuses of gold. Latin with bounds. (2) Eadwald to St Augustine's, Canterbury; grant of land at Willesborough, Kent), Garwulf is mentioned as "Garulf" in the text section and the old text section.