it means Colloquial, conversational, informal refer to types of speech or to usages not on a formal level. Colloquial is often mistakenly used with a connotation of disapproval, as if it meant “vulgar” or “bad” or “incorrect” usage, whereas it is merely a familiar style used in speaking and writing.
Beowulf finds Grendel's corpse in the swamp, decapitates it, and brings the head as a prize to Hrothgar.
