A Linguistic Analysis of Words Referring to Monsters in Beowulf, Volume 2

AGLAECA ambiguous Andreas appears ATOL battle bears Beowulf BONA century Christ Christ and Satan Christian cognates compounds connotations considered context creatures death DEOFOL derived Devil diabolical discussed DRACA dragon earlier early element enemy EOTEN episode etymology evidence evil Examples existed explained fact FEOND formula Fris GAEST GAST Genesis giants GIST given gives gloss Goth Grendel's mother guest Guthlac hand hateful HELLE Holthausen Homilies human instances interpretation kin of Cain languages late later literal loan meaning monster nature NICOR nikkers occurs OE literature once ORCNEAS original PAET pagan passage perhaps poem poet possible Prehistoric problem prose Psalter reconstruction refers to Grendel says SCEADA SCINNA SCUCCA sea-beasts seems sense similar slayer specific spirit suggested tenth texts theory thief turn WAES word refers