"wolfsangel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wolfsangels [plural]
Etymology: German Wolfsangel (literally “wolf hook”) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Wolfsangel|lit=wolf hook}} German Wolfsangel (literally “wolf hook”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} wolfsangel (plural wolfsangels)
  1. A wolf hook.
    Sense id: en-wolfsangel-en-noun-ZEu8nE2V
  2. (heraldry, symbology) A Z-shaped symbol, reminiscent of the Germanic wolf hook hunting device Categories (topical): Heraldic charges
    Sense id: en-wolfsangel-en-noun-bVSKTuye Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms in nonstandard scripts Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms in nonstandard scripts: 13 87 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cramp, crampon Related terms: bolt, lightning bolt, N, thunderbolt, Z, ϟ,

Inflected forms

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