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Re:Lithuanian is riddled with references to bees by Broken_Hippo on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @06:06AM (#16627190)
"Ulv, derived from ulfr/wulf/vlk exists and means the same thing, but it's archaic."

Though it might be archaic in Swedish, but it is also the Norwegian word for wolf. I'd guess that it is really easy to adapt the archaic Swedish word if the person has lived or spent a lot of time in Norway.

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Re:Lithuanian is riddled with references to bees by henrikschroder on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @04:44PM (#16632433)
Yes, most Swedes will understand "ulv" as well, but it's associated with stories for children from long ago, if that makes sense. It exists in expressions and derived words, so "werewolf" is "varulv", and "a wolf in sheep's clothing" is "en ulv i fårakläder", for example.

So the word is still there, it's not completely taboo like the original word for bear.

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