wulf

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Gothic

Romanization

wulf

  1. Romanization of 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆

Middle English

Noun

wulf

  1. 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

Noun

wulf m

  1. wolf
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      ⁊ ēac þætte þrīe wulfas on ānre niht brōhton ānes dēades monnes līchoman binnan þā burg, ⁊ hiene þær siþþan tōbrugdon, oþ þā men onwōcan, ⁊ ūt urnon, ⁊ hīe siþþan aweġ flugon.
      And on one night, three wolves brought the body of a dead man into the city, and then tore it to pieces, until the people awoke and ran out, and they ran away.
    Wulf āna mæġ wulf ġefōn.
    Only a wolf can catch a wolf.
    wulf ġestrangaþ þone heorot.
    The wolf strengthens the deer.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wulf wulfas
accusative wulf wulfas
genitive wulfes wulfa
dative wulfe wulfum

Derived terms

Derived names

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Noun

wulf

  1. wolf

Declension