varulv

Danish

varulv

Etymology

From Middle Low German warwulf, from Old Saxon werwulf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaːrˌulv/, [ˈʋɑːˌulˀʋ]

Noun

varulv c (singular definite varulven, plural indefinite varulve)

1. werewolf

Declension

Declension of varulv

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	varulv	varulven	varulve	varulvene
genitive	varulvs	varulvens	varulves	varulvenes

Derived terms

• var-

References

• “varulv” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German warwulf, from Proto-West Germanic *werawulf.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vaːr.ʉlv/, [ˈʋaːɾ.ˌʉʷlʋ]

Noun

varulv m (definite singular varulven, indefinite plural varulver, definite plural varulvene)

1. werewolf

References

“varulv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German warwulf, from Proto-West Germanic *werawulf.

Noun

varulv m (definite singular varulven, indefinite plural varulvar, definite plural varulvane)

1. (folklore) werewolf

See also

• hamløypar
• hamskiftar
• mannbjørn

References

“varulv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

en varulv vid en grav med fullmånen i bakgrunden [a werefolf by a grave with the full moon in the background]

Alternative forms

• varulf (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

From Middle Low German warwulf, from Old Saxon werwulf.

Noun

varulv c

1. a werewolf (human (at times) transformed into a wolf-like form)

   förvandlas till varulv och yla i natten

   turn into a werewolf and howl in the night

   Varulven slet henne i bitar

   The werewolf tore her to pieces

Declension

Declension of varulv

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	varulv	varulvs
	definite	varulven	varulvens
plural	indefinite	varulvar	varulvars
	definite	varulvarna	varulvarnas

Coordinate terms

• hamnlöpare
• löpa i varg, gå i varg

References

• varulv in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• varulv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• varulv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)