Old English · adjective
wylfen
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈwyl.fen/[ˈwyɫ.ven]
- Syllables
- ˈwyl · fen (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- wolvenwolfishwolf
wylfen1 · adjective
Senses
-
like a wolf; wolfish; wolven
-
fierce
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wylfen | wylfenuwylfnuwylfenowylfno | wylfen |
| Accusative | wylfenne | wylfenewylfne | wylfen |
| Genitive | wylfeneswylfnes | wylfenre | wylfeneswylfnes |
| Dative | wylfenumwylfnum | wylfenre | wylfenumwylfnum |
| Instrumental | wylfenewylfne | wylfenre | wylfenewylfne |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wylfenewylfne | wylfenawylfnawylfenewylfne | wylfenuwylfnuwylfenowylfno |
| Accusative | wylfenewylfne | wylfenawylfnawylfenewylfne | wylfenuwylfnuwylfenowylfno |
| Genitive | wylfenra | wylfenra | wylfenra |
| Dative | wylfenumwylfnum | wylfenumwylfnum | wylfenumwylfnum |
| Instrumental | wylfenumwylfnum | wylfenumwylfnum | wylfenumwylfnum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wylfenawylfna | wylfenewylfne | wylfenewylfne |
| Accusative | wylfenanwylfnan | wylfenanwylfnan | wylfenewylfne |
| Genitive | wylfenanwylfnan | wylfenanwylfnan | wylfenanwylfnan |
| Dative | wylfenanwylfnan | wylfenanwylfnan | wylfenanwylfnan |
| Instrumental | wylfenanwylfnan | wylfenanwylfnan | wylfenanwylfnan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wylfenanwylfnan | wylfenanwylfnan | wylfenanwylfnan |
| Accusative | wylfenanwylfnan | wylfenanwylfnan | wylfenanwylfnan |
| Genitive | wylfenrawylfenenawylfnena | wylfenrawylfenenawylfnena | wylfenrawylfenenawylfnena |
| Dative | wylfenumwylfnum | wylfenumwylfnum | wylfenumwylfnum |
| Instrumental | wylfenumwylfnum | wylfenumwylfnum | wylfenumwylfnum |
wylfen2 · noun · feminine
Senses
-
wolf
Declension · strong ō-stem
All forms (22)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wulfīn (“of a wolf; wolflike”). Equivalent to wulf + -en.
From Proto-West Germanic *wulfini (“female wolf”). Equivalent to wulf + -en (feminine suffix).
Descendants
wolven
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