werwolf


wer·wolf

W0093900 (wâr′wo͝olf′, wîr′-, wûr′-)n. Variant of werewolf.

were•wolf

or wer•wolf

(ˈwɛərˌwʊlf, ˈwɪər-, ˈwɜr-)

n., pl. -wolves (-ˌwʊlvz) (in folklore) a person who has assumed the form of a wolf. [before 1000; Middle English werwolf, Old English werwulf=wer man (c. Gothic wair, Latin vir) + wulf wolf; c. Middle Dutch weerwolf, Old High German werwolf]