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raccoon

(31,112 posts) Wed Jan 30, 2013, 09:31 AM Jan 2013

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Where did the word loup-garou come from? I get it that loup = wolf.

So what about the "garou" part?

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Where did the word loup-garou come from? I get it that loup = wolf. (Original Post) raccoon Jan 2013 OP

French; leu-garoul (wolf-werewolf) REP Jan 2013 #1

Lefthanded wolf? Baitball Blogger Jan 2013 #2

I can't get past werewolf. But I'm still looking. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #3

I thought that this was going to be about tragically ill baseball legends Orrex Jan 2013 #4

I've always loved that word d_r Jan 2013 #5

REP

(21,691 posts)

1. French; leu-garoul (wolf-werewolf)

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 09:37 AM

Jan 2013

Baitball Blogger

(46,746 posts)

2. Lefthanded wolf?

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 09:41 AM

Jan 2013

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

3. I can't get past werewolf. But I'm still looking.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 09:50 AM

Jan 2013

http://www.mythicalcreaturesguide.com/page/Loup+Garou

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Orrex

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4. I thought that this was going to be about tragically ill baseball legends

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 09:52 AM

Jan 2013

d_r

(6,907 posts)

5. I've always loved that word

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 09:57 AM

Jan 2013

when I was little a school library book about werewolves introduced me to it

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