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Beowulf — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Beowulf name An epic Old English poem, composed roughly between 975 and 1025 AD, about a hero who battles the monster Grendel.

Senses

Beowulf is used for these senses in English:

  • Beowulf (poetic) An Anglo-Saxon personal name, usually with reference to the hero of the poem, or to the poem itself.

Beowulf — full definition

  1. name An epic Old English poem, composed roughly between 975 and 1025 AD, about a hero who battles the monster Grendel.
  2. name The legendary warrior hero of that poem.

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