About The Word Werewolf
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Werewolf
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What's The Definition Of Werewolf?
[n] a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf
Synonyms | Synonyms for Werewolf: lycanthrope | wolfman Related Terms | Find terms related to Werewolf: See Also | mythical creature | mythical monster Werewolf In Webster's Dictionary \Were"wolf`\, n.; pl. {Werewolves}. [AS. werwulf; wer a
man + wulf a wolf; cf. G. w["a]rwolf, w["a]hrwolf, wehrwolf,
a werewolf, MHG. werwolf. [root]285. See {Were} a man, and
{Wolf}, and cf. {Virile}, {World}.]
A person transformed into a wolf in form and appetite, either
temporarily or permanently, whether by supernatural
influences, by witchcraft, or voluntarily; a lycanthrope.
Belief in werewolves, formerly general, is not now extinct.
The werwolf went about his prey. --William of
Palerne.
The brutes that wear our form and face, The werewolves
of the human race. --Longfellow.
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