weerwolf
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch weerwolf, from Middle Dutch wēerwolf, from Old Dutch *werwulf, from Proto-Germanic *werawulfaz.
Noun
weerwolf (plural weerwolwe)
- werewolf
- aardwolf, Proteles cristatus
- Synonyms: aardwolf, maanhaarjakkals
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wēerwolf, from Old Dutch *werwulf, from Proto-Germanic *werawulfaz. Equivalent to weer (“man, were”) + wolf (“wolf”).
Pronunciation
Noun
weerwolf m (plural weerwolven, diminutive weerwolfje n, feminine weerwolvin)
- werewolf
- 1556, Die Schoone Hystorie van Malegijs, E. T. Kuiper (ed.), E. J. Brill, 1903, page 161.
- Ende als ick out was ontrent .xxx. iaren, soe nam ick die maniere aen van eenen weerwolf des woonsdaechs beghinnende inden avont, ende een vrouwe was van mi ter doot gebracht: ende een kint ongedoopt inden lichame, dats mi dmeeste van al dat ick inden geest hier moet besueren.
- And when I was around 30 years old, so I assumed the shape of a werewolf on Wednesday, beginning in the evening. And a woman was killed by me, and an unbaptised child in the womb, which is what gives my soul the greatest grief.
- 1556, Die Schoone Hystorie van Malegijs, E. T. Kuiper (ed.), E. J. Brill, 1903, page 161.
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Descendants
- Afrikaans: weerwolf
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *werwulf, from Proto-Germanic *werawulfaz. Equivalent to wēer + wolf.
Noun
wēerwolf m
Inflection
Declension of weerwolf (strong)
Singular | Plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | weerwolf | weerwolve |
accusative | weerwolf | weerwolve |
genitive | weerwolfs | weerwolve |
dative | weerwolve | weerwolven |
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