werwulf

Old English

Alternative forms

• werewulf
• ƿerƿulf — wynn spelling

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwerˌwulf/, [ˈwerˌwuɫf]

Etymology

From Anglo-Frisian *weræwulf, from West Germanic *werawulf, from Proto-Germanic *werawulfaz. Equivalent to wer (“man”) +‎ wulf (“wolf”).

Noun

werwulf m

1. werewolf
2. fiend

Declension

Declension of werwulf (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	werwulf	werwulfas
accusative	werwulf	werwulfas
genitive	werwulfes	werwulfa
dative	werwulfe	werwulfum

Descendants

• English: werewolf

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *werawulfaz. Equivalent to wer (“man”) +‎ wulf (“wolf”).

Noun

werwulf m

1. werewolf

Declension

Declension of werwulf (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	werwulf	werwulvos
accusative	werwulf	werwulvos
genitive	werwulves	werwulvō
dative	werwulve	werwulvum
instrumental	—	—