Beowulf

[bey-uh-woolf]

noun

1. (italics),  an English alliterative epic poem, probably written in the early 8th century a.d.

2. the hero of this poem.

Beowulf

/ ˈbeɪəˌwʊlf /

noun

1. an anonymous Old English epic poem in alliterative verse, believed to have been composed in the 8th century _a.d

Beowulf

1. An epic in Old English, estimated as dating from as early as the eighth century; the earliest long work of literature in English. The critical events are the slaying of the monster Grendel and Grendel's mother by the hero Beowulf and Beowulf's battle with a dragon, in which he is mortally wounded.

Example Sentences

Even Simon Harley-Dickinson must have wondered, from his ever-changing position in the theatrical firmament: What had become of Alexander, Beowulf, and Cassiopeia Incorrigible, the three wards of Lord Fredrick Ashton, of Ashton Place, England?

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For this and perhaps some other reasons, the people to whom she felt closest at Ashton Place were her pupils: Alexander, Beowulf, and Cassiopeia Incorrigible, the three wards of Lord Fredrick Ashton.

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“That, I believe, is a nuthatch—Beowulf, do be careful!”

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Alexander, Beowulf, and Cassiopeia Incorrigible were her pupils.

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Fascinated by folklore, he also published an award-winning translation of Beowulf.

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