were-

Back-formation from werewolf (“man-wolf”), from Old English werewulf, derived from wer (“man”) + wulf (“wolf”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /weə(ɹ)/

were-

1. Prefixed to animal names to indicate a human that shapeshifts into that animal.

• Words derived from were- are sometimes formed with a hyphen.

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

• lycanthropy
• shapeshifting
• shapeshifter
• zoanthropy

• Ewer, ewer, ewre, rewe, weer