Eardwulf

Old English

Alternative forms

• Eardulf

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Eardwulf m

1. a male given name
2. 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.