louvairou

Champenois

Alternative forms

• voârloup
• voirloup

Etymology

From lou (“wolf”) +‎ vairou (“werewolf”); the latter from garulf, from Frankish *werawulf.

Noun

louvairou m (plural louvairous)

1. (Clairvaux) werewolf

References

• Jean Daunay, Parlers de Champagne, 1998
• Baudouin, Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (Ville-sous-la-Ferté), 1887