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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wulbī (but extended to an ōn-stem). Derived from ulfr (“wolf”), in the same way as birna (“she-bear”), ketta (“female cat”) and hryssa (“mare”).
Noun
ylfa f (genitive ylfu)
- (hapax) she-wolf
- Synonym: ylgr
15th century, J. B. Dodsworth, transl., edited by Agnete Loth, Late Medieval Icelandic Romances (Editiones Arnamagnæanæ B; 23), volume IV, Copenhagen, published 1964, →ISBN, →ISSN, Vilhjálms saga sjóðs, page 98:ei uissu menn ætt hans. þuiat hann fannzt j greni ylfu einnar.- No one knows from what family he is descended, as he was found in a wolf's lair.
Declension
Declension of ylfa (weak ōn-stem)
Descendants