were|wolf

were|wolf
were|wolf «WIHR WULF, WUR-», noun, plural -wolves «-WULVZ».
a person in folklore who has been changed into a wolf or who can change himself at times into a wolf, while retaining human intelligence. Also, werwolf.
[Old English werewulf, probably < wer man + wulf wolf]

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