louvairou

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Champenois

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From lou (“wolf”) +‎ vairou (“werewolf”); the latter from garulf, from Frankish *werawulf.

Noun

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louvairou m (plural louvairous)

  1. (Clairvaux) werewolf

References

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  • Jean Daunay, Parlers de Champagne, 1998
  • Baudouin, Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (Ville-sous-la-Ferté), 1887
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