weerwolf
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch weerwolf, from Middle Dutch weerwolf. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
weerwolf (plural weerwolwe)
- werewolf
- aardwolf, Proteles cristatus
- Synonyms: aardwolf, maanhaarjakkals
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch weerwolf. Equivalent to weer (“man, were”) + wolf (“wolf”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋeːr.ʋɔlf/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: weer‧wolf
Noun
weerwolf m (plural weerwolven, diminutive weerwolfje n, feminine weerwolvin)
- a werewolf
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: weerwolf
Middle Dutch
Alternative forms
Noun
weerwolf m
- werewolf
- Die Schoone Hystorie van Malegijs, E. T. Kuiper (ed.), E. J. Brill, 1903, page 161.
- Ende als ick out was ontrent .xxx. iaren, soe nam ick die maniere aen van eenen weerwolf des woonsdaechs beghinnende inden avont, ende een vrouwe was van mi ter doot gebracht: ende een kint ongedoopt inden lichame, dats mi dmeeste van al dat ick inden geest hier moet besueren.
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- Die Schoone Hystorie van Malegijs, E. T. Kuiper (ed.), E. J. Brill, 1903, page 161.
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