werewulf

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *werawulf. By surface analysis, wer (“man”) +‎ wulf (“wolf”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwe.reˌwulf/, [ˈwe.reˌwuɫf]

Noun

werewulf m

  1. werewolf
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:werewulf.
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) fiend

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative werewulf werewulfas
accusative werewulf werewulfas
genitive werewulfes werewulfa
dative werewulfe werewulfum

Descendants

  • Middle English: werwolf
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