Definitions for: Werewolf

[n] a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf

Webster (1913) Definition: Were"wolf`, n.; pl. Werewolves. [AS. werwulf; wer a
man + wulf a wolf; cf. G. w["a]rwolf, w["a]hrwolf, wehrwolf,
a werewolf, MHG. werwolf. [root]285. See Were a man, and
Wolf, and cf. Virile, World.]
A person transformed into a wolf in form and appetite, either
temporarily or permanently, whether by supernatural
influences, by witchcraft, or voluntarily; a lycanthrope.
Belief in werewolves, formerly general, is not now extinct.

The werwolf went about his prey. --William of
Palerne.

The brutes that wear our form and face, The werewolves
of the human race. --Longfellow.

Synonyms: lycanthrope, wolfman

See Also: mythical creature, mythical monster

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