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Bodvar Bjarki

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[bawth-vahr byahr-kee] / ˈbɔð vɑr ˈbyɑr ki /

noun

Scandinavian Legend.

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

Etymology

Origin of Bodvar Bjarki

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

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