werwulf
Old English
Alternative forms
- werewulf
- ƿerƿulf — wynn spelling
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Anglo-Frisian *weræwulf, from West Germanic *werawulf, from Proto-Germanic *werawulfaz. Equivalent to wer (“man”) + wulf (“wolf”).
Noun
werwulf m
Declension
Declension of werwulf (strong a-stem)
Descendants
- English: werewolf
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *werawulfaz. Equivalent to wer (“man”) + wulf (“wolf”).
Noun
werwulf m
Declension
Declension of werwulf (masculine a-stem)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | werwulf | werwulvos |
accusative | werwulf | werwulvos |
genitive | werwulves | werwulvō |
dative | werwulve | werwulvum |
instrumental | — | — |
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- Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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