Bodvar Bjarki

[ bawth-vahr byahr-kee ]

noun

, Scandinavian Legend.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bodvar Bjarki¹

< Old Norse Bǫthvar, equivalent to bǫth battle + herr master; Bjarki, ultimately diminutive from base of bjǫrn bear ²