gramúlfur
Icelandic
/ˈkraːmˌulvʏr/
noun
Definitions
- dire wolf, Canis dirus; an extinct carnivorous mammal, most common in North America and South America from the Irvingtonian stage to the Rancholabrean stage of the Pleistocene epoch
Etymology
Compound from Icelandic gramur (fearsome beast, king, resentful, irritated, dog) + Icelandic úlfur (wolf).
Origin
Icelandic
úlfur
Gloss
wolf
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
狼