Eardwulf

Old English

Alternative forms

Eardulf

Etymology

From eard (“homeland, earth, land”) and wulf (“wolf”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑrdˌwulf/, [ˈæ͜ɑrˠdˌwuɫf]

Proper noun

Eardwulf m

a male given name
Eardwulf of Northumbria; an Anglo-Saxon King of Northumbria.

References

Electronic Sawyer S 333 (Æthelberht, king of Wessex, to the church of Sherborne; grant of privileges, with note that Æthelberht placed the charter on the high altar at Sherborne (A.D. 865, Good Friday)), Eardwulf is mentioned as "Eardulf" in the text and old text sections.

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