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

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

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

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