See also: wülf, Wulf, and Wülf

Gothic

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Romanization

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wulf

  1. Romanization of 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆

Middle English

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Noun

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wulf

  1. Alternative form of wolf

Old English

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Twēġen wulfas on þām snāwe

Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wulf m

  1. wolf
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      ⁊ ēac þætte þrīe wulfas on ānre niht brōhton ānes dēades monnes līchoman binnan þā burg, ⁊ hiene þær siþþan tōbrugdon, oþ þā men onwōcan, ⁊ ūt urnon, ⁊ hīe siþþan aweġ flugon.
      And on one night, three wolves brought the body of a dead man into the city, and then tore it to pieces, until the people awoke and ran out, and they ran away.
    Wulf āna mæġ wulf ġefōn.
    Only a wolf can catch a wolf.
    wulf ġestrangaþ þone heorot.
    The wolf strengthens the deer.

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wulf wulfas
accusative wulf wulfas
genitive wulfes wulfa
dative wulfe wulfum

Derived terms

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Common nouns

Descendants

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Old Saxon

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Noun

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wulf

  1. wolf

Declension

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wulf (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative wulf wulfos
accusative wulf wulfos
genitive wulfes wulfō
dative wulfe wulfum
instrumental

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