werewolves

Variant of werewolf

werewolf definition

were·wolf (wer′wo̵olf′, wir′-)

noun pl. werewolves -·wolves′ (-wo̵olvz′)

Folklore a person changed into a wolf, or one capable of assuming the form of a wolf at will; lycanthrope
also sp. werwolf wer′·wolf′

Etymology: ME werwolf < OE werwulf < wer, man < IE *wiros, man (prob. orig., “the strong one” < base *wei-, to be strong > L vis, power, vir, man) + OE wulf, wolf

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