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- Old English · inherited from*sǣwulf
- Middle English · inherited fromsēwolf
- English todayseawolf
From Middle English sēwolf, from Old English *sǣwulf, equivalent to sea + wolf.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
seawolf
Today it means: A strong-jawed North Atlantic fish of wolffish family Anarhichadidae, Anarhichas lupus. Full definition →
Middle English sēwolf ← Old English *sǣwulf