Beow
Old English
Etymology
Derived from Proto-West Germanic *beuw (“crops; barley”), whence the word for barley, but likely transferred to the masculine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be͜oːw/
- Rhymes: -e͜oːw
Noun
Bēow m
- Beow, an Anglo-Saxon god associated with barley and agriculture, equivalent to Old Norse Byggvir
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Bēow | — |
| accusative | Bēow | — |
| genitive | Bēowes | — |
| dative | Bēowe | — |
Derived terms
- Beowulf (“Beowulf”)