werwulf

Old English

Alternative forms

• werewulf

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwerˌwulf/, [ˈwerˌwuɫf]

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

• Middle English: werwolf
  • English: werewolf
  • Scots: werwolf, warwolf, warwoof

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *werawulf. 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	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: warwulf
  • Low German: Warwulf
  • → Icelandic: varúlfur
  • → Faroese: varúlvur
  • → Norwegian: varulv
  • → Swedish: varulv
  • → Danish: varulv