BODVAR BJARKI


Meaning of BODVAR BJARKI in English

/bawdh"vahr byahr"kee/ , Scand. Legend.

the greatest of Rolf Kraki's heroes, often fighting in the likeness of a bear: probably identical with Beowulf.

[ Bothvar, equiv. to both battle + herr master; Bjarki, ult. dim. from base of bjorn BEAR 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .