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Beowulfian

Beowulfian adjective: of or pertaining to the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf.

Adjective

Beowulfian (comparative more Beowulfian, superlative most Beowulfian)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf.

Forms of Beowulfian

comparativemore Beowulfian
superlativemost Beowulfian

Origin of Beowulfian

From Beowulf + -ian.

Questions about Beowulfian

What does Beowulfian mean?
Beowulfian means of or pertaining to the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf.
What part of speech is Beowulfian?
Beowulfian is an adjective.

Words near Beowulfian in the dictionary

  1. Beoughers
  2. beour
  3. Beowulf
  4. Beowulf cluster
  5. Beowulf clusters
  6. Beowulfian
  7. Beowulfiana
  8. Beowulfs
  9. BEP
  10. bepafant
  11. bepaint

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