werewolf
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| —n , pl -wolves | |
| a person fabled in folklore and superstition to have been changed into a wolf by being bewitched or said to be able to assume wolf form at will | |
| [Old English werewulf, from wer man + wulf | |
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Werewolf
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
werewolf
late O.E. werewulf "person with the power to turn into a wolf," from wer "man" + wulf (see wolf; also see here for a short discussion of the mythology). The first element probably is from PIE *uiHro "freeman" (cf. Skt. vira-,
Lith. vyras, L. vir, O.Ir. fer, Goth. wair). Cf. M.Du. weerwolf, O.H.G. werwolf, Swed. varulf. In the ancient Persian calendar, the eighth month (October-November) was Varkazana-, lit. "(Month of the) Wolf-Men."
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Example sentences
He was scratched by a werewolf on holiday and was supposed to die, but didn't.
We're all vampire-savvy now, able to discuss the finer points of sun exposure, threshold etiquette and werewolf bites.
One of the poorly animated teenagers is, without realizing it, a poorly animated werewolf.
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