were-

See also: were and we're

English

Etymology

Back-formation from werewolf (“man-wolf”), from Old English werwulf, derived from wer (“man”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós (“man”) + wulf (“wolf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /weə(ɹ)/

Prefix

were-

1. man; most commonly used with animal names to indicate a person who changes shape into that animal.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with were-

Related terms

• were
• weregild (also wergeld)
• werewolf
• world

Translations

man

• Danish: var-
• Dutch: weer (nl) m
• French: garou (fr)
• Italian: mannaro
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 人間 (ja) (ningen)
• Lithuanian: -takas m, -takė f
• Norwegian: var-

See also

• lycanthropy
• shapeshifting
• shapeshifter

Anagrams

• Ewer, ewer, ewre, rewe, weer