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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wulfīn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *wulf + *-īn
Adjective
*wulfīn
- wolfish, wolflike, wolven, lupine
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *wulfīn | ||
| Genitive | *wulfīnas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *wulfīn | *wulfīnu | *wulfīn |
| Accusative | *wulfīnanā | *wulfīnā | *wulfīn |
| Genitive | *wulfīnas | *wulfīneʀā | *wulfīnas |
| Dative | *wulfīnumē | *wulfīneʀē | *wulfīnumē |
| Instrumental | *wulfīnu | *wulfīneʀu | *wulfīnu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *wulfīnē | *wulfīnō | *wulfīnu |
| Accusative | *wulfīnā | *wulfīnā | *wulfīnu |
| Genitive | *wulfīneʀō | *wulfīneʀō | *wulfīneʀō |
| Dative | *wulfīnēm, *wulfīnum | *wulfīnēm, *wulfīnum | *wulfīnēm, *wulfīnum |
| Instrumental | *wulfīnēm, *wulfīnum | *wulfīnēm, *wulfīnum | *wulfīnēm, *wulfīnum |
Descendants
- Old English: wylfen
- (English: wolven)
- Old High German: *wolfin
- Middle High German: wolfin