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werewolf

N มนุษย์ หมาป่า  lycanthrope werwolf ma-nud-ma-pa

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WEREWOLF

Were "wolf `, n.; pl. Werewolves. Etym: [AS. werwulf; wer a man + wulf a wolf; cf. G. wärwolf, währwolf, wehrwolf, a werewolf, MHG. werwolf. Were a man, and Wolf, and cf. Virile, World. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

werewolf

were wolf |ˈwe (ə )rˌwo͝olf ˈwɛ (ə )rˌwʊlf | noun ( pl. werewolves ) (in myth or fiction ) a person who changes for periods of time into a wolf, typically when there is a full moon. ORIGIN late Old English werewulf; the first element has usually been identified with Old English wer man. In modern use the word has been revived through folklore studies.

 

Oxford Dictionary

werewolf

werewolf |ˈwɛːwʊlf, ˈwɪə -, ˈwəː -| noun ( pl. werewolves ) (in folklore ) a person who changes for periods of time into a wolf, typically when there is a full moon. ORIGIN late Old English werewulf; the first element has usually been identified with Old English wer man . In modern use the word has been revived through folklore studies.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

werewolf

were wolf /wéə r wʊ̀lf, wɪ́ə r -/名詞 -wolves /-wʊ̀lvz /C おおかみ 人間 〘狼に変身する伝説上の人 〙.