- a variation of werewolf.
werwolf
Americannoun
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werwolves
plural
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To Bonivon's surprise a tray full of eatables was standing on the table, and the werwolf, motioning to him to sit down, signed to him to eat.
From Werwolves by Elliott O'Donnell
Bonivon now saw for the first time the face of his conductor—it was that of a werwolf.
From Werwolves by Elliott O'Donnell
The benevolent werwolf is disenchanted, and marries Guillaume’s sister.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
"Follow," the lasses said, "the werwolf we have started."
From Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell by Various
“And you know the werwolf is all of a white color—and so hu-u-uge!”
From Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam by Alice B. Emerson
But I am not only dubious as to the powers of exorcism generally, I am also dubious as to its effect on werwolves.
From Werwolves by Elliott O'Donnell
Though many of the werwolves inherit the property, many, too, have acquired it through direct intercourse with the superphysical; and the invocation of spirits, whether performed individually or collectively, is far from uncommon.
From Werwolves by Elliott O'Donnell
AS in Denmark, werwolves were once so numerous in Norway and Sweden, that these countries naturally came to be regarded as the true home of lycanthropy.
From Werwolves by Elliott O'Donnell
Satyrs! we repeat; are not satyrs every whit as grotesque and outrageous as werwolves?
From Werwolves by Elliott O'Donnell
These instances will, I think, suffice to show the similarity between werwolves and maras.
From Werwolves by Elliott O'Donnell
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