"Beowulf" meaning in Old English

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "bēo",
      "beo#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "wulf",
      "wulf#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "kenning",
      "kenning"
    ],
    [
      "Bēow",
      "Beow#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "wulf",
      "wulf#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "Bjólfr",
      "Bjólfr#Old_Norse"
    ]
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
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        "2": "bēo",
        "3": "wulf",
        "t1": "bee",
        "t2": "wolf"
      },
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      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "Bjólfr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse Bjólfr",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain; traditionally derived from bēo (“bee”) + wulf (“wolf”), used as a kenning for “bear” or “woodpecker”. Most recently analysed theophorically from Bēow (“Beow”) + wulf (“wolf”). Probably cognate with Old Norse Bjólfr (from earlier *Bíolfr, *Béolfr).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Bēowulf",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bēowulf",
      "links": [
        [
          "Bēowulf",
          "Beowulf#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bēowulf",
      "links": [
        [
          "Bēowulf",
          "Beowulf#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bēowulfes",
      "links": [
        [
          "Bēowulfes",
          "Beowulfes#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bēowulfe",
      "links": [
        [
          "Bēowulfe",
          "Beowulfe#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bīowulf",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "head": "Bēowulf"
      },
      "expansion": "Bēowulf m",
      "name": "ang-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Bēowulf",
        "num": "sg"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Bēowulf",
        "2": "Bēowulfas",
        "3": "Bēowulf",
        "4": "Bēowulfas",
        "5": "Bēowulfes",
        "6": "Bēowulfa",
        "7": "Bēowulfe",
        "8": "Bēowulfum",
        "num": "sg",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
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  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Beowulf"
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      "id": "en-Beowulf-ang-name-NiOSPdBW",
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        [
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          "Beowulf#English"
        ]
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        "(poetic) Beowulf"
      ],
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        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbe͜oːˌwulf/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbe͜oːˌwuɫf]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Beowulf"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "bēo",
      "beo#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "wulf",
      "wulf#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "kenning",
      "kenning"
    ],
    [
      "Bēow",
      "Beow#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "wulf",
      "wulf#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "Bjólfr",
      "Bjólfr#Old_Norse"
    ]
  ],
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      },
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      },
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      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
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        "2": "Bēow",
        "3": "wulf",
        "t1": "Beow",
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      },
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      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "Bjólfr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse Bjólfr",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain; traditionally derived from bēo (“bee”) + wulf (“wolf”), used as a kenning for “bear” or “woodpecker”. Most recently analysed theophorically from Bēow (“Beow”) + wulf (“wolf”). Probably cognate with Old Norse Bjólfr (from earlier *Bíolfr, *Béolfr).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "Bēowulf",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bēowulf",
      "links": [
        [
          "Bēowulf",
          "Beowulf#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bēowulf",
      "links": [
        [
          "Bēowulf",
          "Beowulf#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bēowulfes",
      "links": [
        [
          "Bēowulfes",
          "Beowulfes#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bēowulfe",
      "links": [
        [
          "Bēowulfe",
          "Beowulfe#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bīowulf",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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  ],
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        "head": "Bēowulf"
      },
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      "name": "ang-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Bēowulf",
        "num": "sg"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Bēowulf",
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        "3": "Bēowulf",
        "4": "Bēowulfas",
        "5": "Bēowulfes",
        "6": "Bēowulfa",
        "7": "Bēowulfe",
        "8": "Bēowulfum",
        "num": "sg",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Old English compound terms",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English male given names",
        "Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
        "Old English masculine nouns",
        "Old English poetic terms",
        "Old English proper nouns",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with unknown etymologies",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Beowulf"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Beowulf",
          "Beowulf#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(poetic) Beowulf"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbe͜oːˌwulf/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbe͜oːˌwuɫf]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Beowulf"
}