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wolven

wolven adjective: of or pertaining to wolves; wolflike; wolfish.

Adjective

wolven (comparative more wolven, superlative most wolven)

  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.2004, Marilyn Mattie Brahen, Claiming Her
    • Not a very wolven gesture, but somehow apropos.2009, Kate Douglas, Wolf Tales VIII
    Synonyms:
    wolfen

Noun

wolven (plural wolvens or wolven)

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

Synonyms of wolven

Forms of wolven

Adjective
comparativemore wolven
superlativemost wolven
Noun
pluralwolvens
pluralwolven

Origin of wolven

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.

Questions about wolven

What does wolven mean?
Wolven means of or pertaining to wolves; wolflike; wolfish.
What part of speech is wolven?
Wolven can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near wolven in the dictionary

  1. wolve
  2. wolve down
  3. wolveboon
  4. wolved
  5. wolved down
  6. wolven
  7. wolvens
  8. wolver
  9. Wolvercote
  10. wolverene
  11. wolverenes

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