Type Word & Element Usage Old High German Meaning & History Old High German word meaning "battle". Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesbeadu(Anglo-Saxon) badu(Frankish) badwō(Old Germanic) bǫð(Old Norse) Given Name DescendantsBeowulf(Anglo-Saxon Mythology) Bathilde(French) Baduhilt, Badulf, Badurad(Germanic) Same Spellingbatu 2