grindylow

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Etymology

Possibly connected to Grendel, the monster from the epic Beowulf.

Noun

grindylow (plural grindylows)

  1. (UK, folklore, mythology) A folkloric creature, said to inhabit water and to grab children with its long sinewy arms and drown them.

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