Etymology

she-wolf

Today it means: A female wolf. Full definition →

Middle English she wolf
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromshe wolf
  2. English todayshe-wolf

From Middle English she wolf. By surface analysis, she- + wolf. Displaced similarly native Old English wierġen.

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