vargr

The translator, as he calls the author of _Beowulf_, may, through misconception, have regarded "var," the second part of the name "Bọðvar," as "vargr" and translated it faithfully into AS. "wulf."

The Relation of the Hrolfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarimur to Beowulf A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The Scandinavian Countries

_vargr-i-véum_, _i. e._, wolf in the sanctuary, and is forced to go into exile.

Essays on Scandinavian Literature