wolven

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wolven

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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.

adjective more wolven · most wolven

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.
Similar: wolfen

noun wolvens · wolven

uncommon A wolflike being; one who is wolflike in appearance or character. For quotations using this term, see Citations:wolven.

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"wolven." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wolven. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{wolven_2026,
  title = {wolven},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wolven},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}