(n) the legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century; he slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon
(n) a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382), Syn. Ulfila, Bishop Ulfila, Wulfila, Bishop Wulfila, Bishop Ulfilas
(n) a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382), Syn. Ulfila, Bishop Ulfila, Wulfila, Bishop Wulfila, Bishop Ulfilas
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. [ So named after F. X. Wulfen, an Australian mineralogist. ] (Min.) Native lead molybdate occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually tabular, and of a bright orange-yellow to red, gray, or brown color; -- also called yellow lead ore. [ 1913 Webster ]