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wulf

See also: wülf, Wulf, and Wülf

Gothic

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Romanization

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wulf

  1. Romanization of 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆

Middle English

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Noun

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wulf

  1. Alternative form of wolf

Old English

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Twēġen wulfas on þām snāwe

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wulf m

  1. wolf
    Wulf āna mæġ wulf ġefōn.
    Only a wolf can catch a wolf.
    Sē wulf ġestrangaþ þone heorot.
    The wolf strengthens the deer.

Declension

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Declension of wulf (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wulf wulfas
accusative wulf wulfas
genitive wulfes wulfa
dative wulfe wulfum

Derived terms

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Derived names

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: wolf, wulf, woulf, wolfe
    • English: wolf, wolve (rare)
      • → Ido: volfo (also from German)
    • Scots: wolf, woulf, wouff

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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

Noun

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wulf

  1. wolf

Declension

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Declension of wulf (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative wulf wulfos
accusative wulf wulfos
genitive wulfes wulfō
dative wulfe wulfum
instrumental — —


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