Beowulf

Beowulf Definition

Beo·wulf (bā′ə wo̵olf′)

noun

hero of the Old English folk epic of that name, an Anglian poem probably composed during the first half of the 8th cent.

Etymology: < ?; prob. understood in OE as beo, bee + wulf, wolf, hence as a kenning for “bear”

Beowulf Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

cluster: The System Bohr is a beowulf cluster, that is, a cluster of computers connected together.
node: This switch is sited in the KB machine halls on the large rack which holds the beowulf nodes.
service: Beowulf Some of the beowulf service will need to be upgraded to FC3 about the end of the summer or early autumn.
server: Beowulf The beowulf lcfg server has now been upgraded to FC3.

Noun used with modifier

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