"wolf" meaning in Middle High German

See wolf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwolf/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE)
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  1. (countable) wolf (Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily) Tags: countable, masculine Categories (lifeform): Wolves
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) wolf (Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwolf/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wolf"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle High German dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-03-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-03-02 using wiktextract (32c88e6 and 633533e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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