Grendel

[ gren-dl ]

/ ˈgrɛn dl /

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noun English and Scandinavian Mythology.

the monster killed by Beowulf.

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Words nearby Grendel

Grenadian, grenadier, grenadilla, grenadine, Grenadines, Grendel, Grenfell, Grenoble, Grenville, grenz rays, Gresham

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How to use Grendel in a sentence

Being innumerate, I need equivalencies to help my poor mind wrap around Grendel-size mathematical concepts.
The Wall Street Journal's Trillion-Dollar Error|Christopher Buckley|January 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Grendel means, originally, no more than a bar or rod, or a palisade or lattice-work made of such bars or rods.
Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853|Various
I thought of Grendel, and listened for the splash of the fen-monster's steps along the edge of the bay.
Roof and Meadow|Dallas Lore Sharp
Glam's entry and onset resemble those of Grendel: when Grettir closes with him he tries to get out.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers

Why must Grendel or his mother represent the tempest, or the malaria, or the drear long winter nights?
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
It is generally asserted that the Orm-story affords a close parallel to the episodes of Grendel and his mother.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for Grendel

Grendel

/ (ˈɡrɛndəl) /

noun

(in Old English legend) a man-eating monster defeated by the hero Beowulf

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