wargus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An outlaw, outcast, or exile; one driven out of society for their crimes.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɔː(ɹ)ɡəs/

Word forms

wargus wargi

Etymology

From Anglo-Latin wargus, from wearg, wearh (“outlaw, criminal”), from Proto-West Germanic *warg, from Proto-Germanic *wargaz (“criminal, wolfish individual”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to twist, bend, crook”).

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