First Known Use: before 12th century
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Grendel
noun Gren·del \ˈgren-dəl\
Definition of GRENDEL
: a monstrous man-eating descendant of Cain slain by Beowulf in the Old English poem Beowulf
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Origin of GRENDEL
Old English
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