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Wölfin

(Engels)

female equivalent of Wolf: she-wolf, wolfess

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/ˈvœlfɪn/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle High German wülvinne, wulfinne, from Old High German *wulfinna, from Proto-West Germanic *wulfini. Equivalent to Wolf (“wolf”) + -in. The modern -ö- from readaptation to the basic word. Displaced Middle High German wülpe and the hybrid form wülpinne.

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