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Beowulf

beo·wulf

UK/ˈbeɪ.əˌwʊlf/ US/ˈbeɪʌˌwʊlf/ uncommon

noun

1.

the legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century; he slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon

Origin

Learned borrowing from Old English Bēowulf, probably equivalent to bee + wolf, though the first element is uncertain.

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