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wulf

Pronunciation: /wulf/

“wulf” is an Old English word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. wolf
  2. late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
  3. Wulf āna mæġ wulf ġefōn.
  4. Only a wolf can catch a wolf.
  5. Sē wulf ġestrangaþ þone heorot.
  6. The wolf strengthens the deer.

Etymology

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

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