Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The male monster, descended from Cain, slain by Beowulf in the Old English epic Beowulf.
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Examples
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Grendel, against Grendel_, 667; grâp þâ tôgeánes, _she grasped at_
Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
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Grendel, against Grendel_, 667; grāp þā tōgēanes, _she grasped at_
Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
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Another 6.5, the 6.5 Grendel is designed for the AR-15 platform with plenty of potential for short stroke bolts.
I need opinions from the ladies on a rifle for my daughter 2009
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Introducing Hunter Rose as the brilliant, twisted assassin Grendel, it gave birth to what would become a centuries-spanning epic exploring the roots and consequences of violence.
Dark Horse Title Shipping in December | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Another 6.5, the 6.5 Grendel is designed for the AR-15 platform with plenty of potential for short stroke bolts.
I need opinions from the ladies on a rifle for my daughter 2009
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Grendel is sired by Hrothgar cause it gives us a pat sentimental sense of his Responsibility for the Bad Things that are happening.
Archive 2007-11-01 Hal Duncan 2007
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Grendel is sired by Hrothgar cause it gives us a pat sentimental sense of his Responsibility for the Bad Things that are happening.
I Am Beowulf! You're Going Daaaaahn! Hal Duncan 2007
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Thinking about the film, I wrote: Beowulf and Grendel is not the poem I, and perhaps some of you readers, study or have studied.
Archive 2007-07-01 Mary Kate Hurley 2007
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Thinking about the film, I wrote: Beowulf and Grendel is not the poem I, and perhaps some of you readers, study or have studied.
Heroes for the Future Mary Kate Hurley 2007
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Grendel is simply compelling in terms of characterization and design.
top 10 reasons i love comics Dean Francis Alfar 2005
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