>In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Benct Philip Jonsson <bpjonsson@...>
>wrote:
>As it happens _ulf(s)hamr_ and _vera í ulf(s)hami_ '(to be in)
>wolfs-shape' is the more usual expression in Old Norse.
>Indeed it seems _varulfr_ is not attested in ON! This may
>or may not affect your decision WRT Þrjótrunn. Anyway it
>clearly implies a man in wolf-shape rather than a wolf in man-shape.
I was watching CSI last night (Las Vegas). The plot dealt with
adult twins (boy & girl) afflicted with hypertrichosis. They were
covered with hair.
Gil Grissom said the following: "Did you know that the
word 'werewolf' comes from the Old English 'worwolf' (spelling?)?
It meant serial killer."
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Charlie