wylfen

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwyl.fen/, [ˈwyɫ.ven]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *wulfīn (of a wolf; wolflike). Equivalent to wulf + -en.

Adjective

wylfen

  1. like a wolf; wolfish; wolven
  2. fierce
Declension
Descendants
  • Middle English: wolven

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *wulfini (female wolf). Equivalent to wulf + -en (feminine suffix).

Noun

wylfen f

  1. (female) wolf
Declension
Synonyms
Descendants
  • Middle English: wulfene, wlvine, wulvene
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