wulf

See also: wülf, Wulf, and Wülf

Gothic

Romanization

wulf

Romanization of 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆

Middle English

Noun

wulf

Alternative form of wolf

Old English

Twēġen wulfas on þām snāwe

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wulf/, [wuɫf]

Noun

wulf m

wolf
Wulf āna mæġ wulf ġefōn.
Only a wolf can catch a wolf.

Sē wulf ġestrangaþ þone heorot.
The wolf strengthens the deer.

Declension

Declension of wulf (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wulf	wulfas
accusative	wulf	wulfas
genitive	wulfes	wulfa
dative	wulfe	wulfum

Derived terms

werwulf (“werewolf”)
wulfheort (“savage”)
wylfen (“female wolf”)

Descendants

Middle English: wolf, wulf, woulf, wolfe
- English: wolf, wolve
  - → Ido: volfo (also from German)
- Scots: wolf, woulf, wouff

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