Talk:were-

Although "were-" originally meant "man", I think its current use in English is a re-analysis of werewolf, and now has the shape-changer meaning. Is there an example of a non-lycanthrope usage? --Vladisdead 03:38, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)

RFV discussion: May–June 2021
Rfv-sense "man". The derivation category only contains types of shapeshifters. Is it ever used in the general sense of "man"? Some of the translations seem to be for just "man".__Gamren (talk) 17:56, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
 * werewolf = lit. man-wolf, man that transforms into wolf
 * similar are: weredog, werecat, werepanther, wereleopard, werelion, werelioness, wereanimal - with "human form" in the definition (in some other entires it's only "shapeshifter who can assume the form of [animal]), but all overlap with shapeshifter.

RFV-failed. Although it once meant man, as can be seen in terms like, in modern English, it is only a productive prefix for lycanthropes. Kiwima (talk) 22:44, 17 June 2021 (UTC)