"Grendel" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Old English Grendel. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ang|Grendel}} Borrowed from Old English Grendel Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Grendel
  1. (mythology) A monster or giant slain by Beowulf in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem. Categories (topical): Mythology, Mythological creatures
    Sense id: en-Grendel-en-name-toFgg5x6 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 45 55 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. A male given name. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Mythological creatures
    Sense id: en-Grendel-en-name-yDfLNrGi Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 75
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