English Explanatory Dictionary

were-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Prefixed to animal names to indicate a human that shapeshifts into that animal.

Pronunciation

/weə(ɹ)/

Word forms

were-

Etymology

Back-formation from werewolf (“man-wolf”), from Old English werewulf, derived from wer (“man”) + wulf (“wolf”).

Related words

wer wergeld werewolf world lycanthropy shapeshifting shapeshifter zoanthropy
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