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werebear

noun
/ˈwɪəbɛə(ɹ)/UK/ˈwɛɹbɛɹ/US

Etymology

From were- + bear.

  1. derived from *ǵʰwer-✻ — “wild animal”
  2. derived from *bʰerH-✻ — “shining, brown”
  3. inherited from *bʰerH-✻ — “brown”
  4. inherited from *berô✻
  5. inherited from *berō✻
  6. inherited from bera
  7. inherited from bere
  8. prefixed as werebear — “were + bear”

Definitions

  1. A shapeshifter who can change between bear and human form

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA