beowulf

  • 21Beowulf — noun 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 • Instance Hypernyms: ↑fictional character, ↑fictitious character, ↑character * * *… …

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  • 22Beowulf —    The song of Beowulf is mainly concerned with the adventures of a historic king of the Geats, and as such cannot be considered as myth. However, there is a king of a similar name who is mentioned in various king lists as having lived before… …

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  • 23Beowulf —    This Old English epic of 3,182 lines, probably composed in the 8th century, is set in Scandinavia 200 years earlier and alludes to much semi legendary history. The hero, an unhistorical figure of superhuman strength, overcomes three monsters.… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 24Beowulf — noun Date: before 12th century a legendary Geatish warrior and hero of the Old English poem Beowulf • Beowulfian adjective …

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  • 25Beowulf — Linux basierte massiv parallele Rechnerclusterarchitektur http://www.beowulf.org/ …

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  • 26Beowulf — Be|o|wulf an ↑epic (=long poem about gods and great men and women) written in the 8th century in Old English, about a man called Beowulf who kills a powerful frightening creature and becomes a king …

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  • 27Beowulf — Linux basierte massiv parallele Rechnerclusterarchitektur (http://www.beowulf.org/) …

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  • 28Beowulf — Be•o•wulf [[t]ˈbeɪ əˌwʊlf[/t]] n. 1) lit. (italics) an English epic poem, probably written in the early 8th century a.d. 2) lit. myt the hero of Beowulf[/ex] …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29Beowulf (2007) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Beowulf. Beowulf Título Beowulf Ficha técnica Dirección Robert Zemeckis Producción …

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  • 30Beowulf (hero) — Beowulf (pronEng|ˈBeɪoʊwʊlf/, /ˈBeɪəwʊlf, Old English IPA2|ˈbeːo̯wʊlf) is a legendary Geatish hero and later king in the Old English epic poem named after him, the oldest surviving piece of literature in the English language.Etymology and origins …

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