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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.


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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

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