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Old English word for beowulf

5 headwords match “beowulf”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; Beowulf ranks first.

  1. 1

    Beowulf

    score 10

    proper noun

    beowulf — Beowulf

  2. 2

    lofgeorn

    score 9

    adjective

    beowulf — eager for fame (usually with negative connotations, but used positively in Beowulf)

  3. 3

    hringsele

    score 7

    noun

    beowulf — a hall in which rings are distributed, used to refer to Hrothgar's palace in Beowulf

  4. 4

    Wedergeatas

    score 7

    adjective

    beowulf — Weather-Geats, a term for the tribe of Geats used in Beowulf

  5. 5

    atorsceaþa

    score 6

    noun

    beowulf — a "venemous destroyer," used to describe the dragon in Beowulf.

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