varbjørn

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Danish

Etymology

var- +‎ bjørn

Noun

varbjørn c (singular definite varbjørnen, plural indefinite varbjørne)

  1. werebear
    • 2015, Dennis Jürgensen, En Roland Triel-krimi #2: Dansende røde bjørne, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:
      ... lige nu må du finde Kandinsky, for han render rundt og leger varbjørn.“
      ... right now, you have to find Kandinsky, 'cause he is messing around playing werebear."
    • 2017, Helle Stangerup, Ulvetid, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      Og alligevel ingen varbjørn.
      And nonetheless, no werebear.
    • 1866, Samlinger til jydsk historie og topografi, page 161:
      Til denne Figur knytter sig et saa godt som forglemt*) Folkesagn om en Varbjørn.
      An almost forgotten*) folk tale about a werebear is associated with this figure.

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