| Saxon term |
Literal Meaning |
Line |
Creature denoted |
| 1. aelwiht |
alien monster |
1500 |
Grendel (female) |
| 2. atol aglaeca |
the terrifying ugly one |
732 |
Grendel (male) |
| 3. andsaca |
adversary |
1682 |
Grendel (male) |
| 4. angenga |
solitary walker |
449 |
Grendel (male) |
| 5. atol |
terrible |
165 |
Grendel (male) |
| 6. atelic |
horrible |
784 |
Grendel (male) |
| 7. attorsceatha |
venomous foe |
2839 |
Flying reptile |
| 8. brimwylf |
she-wolf of the lake |
1506 |
Grendel (female) |
| 9. cwealm cuma |
death visitor |
792 |
Grendel (male) |
| 10. daedfruma |
evildoer |
2090 |
Grendel (male) |
| 11. deathscua |
death shadow |
160 |
Grendel (male) |
| 12. deofi |
devil |
2088 |
Grendel (male) |
| 13. draca |
dragon |
2290 |
Flying reptile |
| 14. eacen craeftig |
exceedingly powerftil |
3051 |
Flying reptile |
| 15. ealdorgewinna |
life enemy |
2903 |
Flying reptile |
| 16. ellengaest |
powerful demon |
86 |
Grendel (male) |
| 17. ellorgaest |
alien spirit |
807 |
Grendel (male) |
| 18. ent |
giant |
2717 |
Flying reptile |
| 19. feond |
fiend, enemy |
101 |
Grendel (male) |
| 20. feondscatha |
dire foe |
554 |
Grendel (male) |
| 21. feorhbealu |
life destruction |
2077 |
Grendel (male) |
| 22. ferhthgenithla |
deadly foe |
2881 |
Flying reptile |
| 23. fifelcyn |
race of monsters |
104 |
Grendel (species) |
| 24. gastbona |
soul slayer |
177 |
Grendel (male) |
| 25. geoscafigast |
demon sent by fate |
1266 |
Grendel (male) |
| 26. gesaca |
adversary |
1773 |
Grendel (male) |
| 27. graedig |
greedy, ravenous |
121 |
Grendel (male) |
| 28. grinilic |
fierce, terrible |
3041 |
Flying reptile |
| 29. gromheort |
hostile hearted |
1682 |
Grendel (female) |
| 30. grundwyrgen |
hellish monster |
1518 |
Grendel (male) |
| 31. gryrefah |
terr. variegated colouring |
3041 |
Flying reptile |
| 32. guthsceatha |
enemy, destroyer |
2318 |
Flying reptile |
| 33. haethstapa |
heath stalker |
1368 |
Stag |
| 34. heorowearh |
accursed outcast |
1267 |
Grendel (male) |
| 35. hordweard |
treasure guardian |
2293 |
Flying reptile |
| 36. hringboga |
coiled (or wrapped) creature |
2561 |
Flying reptile |
| 37. idese inlicness |
the likeness of a woman |
1351 |
Grendel (female) |
| 38. inwitgaest |
malicious foe |
2670 |
Flying reptile |
| 39. lathgeteona |
loathly spoiler |
974 |
Grendel (male) |
| 40. ligdraca |
fire dragon |
2333 |
Flying reptile |
| 41. ligegesa |
fire terror |
2780 |
Flying reptile |
| 42. lyfifloga |
air flier |
2315 |
Flying rep. spec. |
| 43. manfordaedla |
wicked destroyer |
563 |
Sea monster |
| 44. manscatha |
wicked ravager |
712 |
Grendel (male) |
| 45. mearcstapa |
march stalker |
103 |
Grendel (male) |
| 46. meredeor |
sea beast |
558 |
Sea monster |
| 47. mutlibona |
mouth slayer |
2079 |
Grendel (male) |
| 48. nearofah |
cruelly hostile |
2317 |
Flying reptile |
| 49. nicor |
water monster |
845 |
Lake monster |
| 50. nihtbealu |
night evil |
193 |
Grendel (male) |
| 51. nithdraca |
hostile dragon |
2273 |
Flying reptile |
| 52. nithgaest |
malicious foe |
2699 |
Flying reptile |
| 53. orcneas |
monsters |
112 |
Monsters general |
| 54. saedeor |
sea beast |
1510 |
Sea monster |
| 55. saedraca |
sea dragon |
1426 |
Sea monster |
| 56. sceadugenga |
walker in darkness |
703 |
Grendel (male) |
| 57. scinna |
demon |
939 |
Grendel (male) |
| 58. scucca |
demon |
939 |
Grendel (male) |
| 59. scynscatha |
hostile demon |
707 |
Grendel (male) |
| 60. searogrim |
fierce in battle |
594 |
Grendel (male) |
| 61. theodsceatha |
waster of peoples |
2278 |
Flying reptile |
| 62. thyrs |
giant |
426 |
Grendel (male) |
| 63. weres waestmum |
the shape of a man |
1352 |
Grendel (male) |
| 64. widfloga |
wide flyer |
2346 |
Flying reptile |
| 65. wihi unhaelo |
unholy monster |
120 |
Grendel (male) |
| 66. wildeor |
wild beast |
1430 |
Lake monster |
| 67. wohbogan |
coiled (or wrapped) creature |
2827 |
Flying reptile |
| 68. wrecend |
avenger |
1256 |
Grendel (female) |
| 69. wyrm |
serpent |
1430 |
Lake monster |
| 70. wyrmcynn |
race of serpents |
1425 |
Monster species |
| 71. ythgewinnes |
wave-thrasher |
1434 |
Lake monster |