Wolven

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A wolflike being; one who is wolflike in appearance or character. uncommon

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:wolven."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to wolves; wolflike; wolfish.

    "But the shepherd does protect the sheep from the wolf: therefore, few fall to feed the wolven cubs, the remaining sheep living long to rear more lambs and provide us with wool."

Synonyms

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wolflike

Example

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"But the shepherd does protect the sheep from the wolf: therefore, few fall to feed the wolven cubs, the remaining sheep living long to rear more lambs and provide us with wool."

Etymology

From Middle English wolven, *wilven, *wulven, perhaps continuing Old English wylfen (“wolfish”), from Proto-West Germanic *wulfīn (“wolfish”), equivalent to wolf + -en. Piecewise doublet of lupine.

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