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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=versipellis versipellis N M :: [[shape-changer]], who can metamorphose to different shape; double-dealer (Vulgate)
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>versĭpellis</b>: (vorsĭp-), e, adj. vertopellis, [[that]] changes its [[skin]]; [[hence]], in gen.,<br /><b>I</b> [[that]] changes its [[shape]] or form, [[that]] alters its [[appearance]], [[that]] transforms [[himself]] or itself.<br /><b>I</b> Lit.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> In gen.: [[eccum]] [[Juppiter]] In Amphitruonis vertit [[sese]] imaginem ... Ita versipellem se facit, [[quando]] [[lubet]], Plaut. Am. prol. 123: [[capillus]] [[fit]], i. e. turns [[gray]], id. Pers. 2, 2, 48 (v. s. v. [[versicapillus]]).—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> In partic., subst.: ver-sĭpellis, is, m., acc. to the [[superstitious]] [[belief]] of the ancients, one [[who]] can [[change]] [[himself]] [[into]] a [[wolf]], a [[manwolf]], [[werewolf]], Plin. 8, 22, 34, § 80; Petr. 62 fin.; App. M. 2, p. 124, 21.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., [[skilled]] in [[dissimulation]], [[sly]], [[cunning]], [[crafty]], [[subtle]] (anteand post-class.): vorsipellem esse hominem convenit, [[pectus]] cui sapit: [[bonus]] [[sit]] bonis, [[malus]] [[sit]] malis, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 12 Ritschl: [[quicum]] [[versipellis]] fio, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 38, 7: [[hortamen]], Prud. Cath. 9, 91. —Comp., Porc. [[Latro]] ap. Cat. 9.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>versĭpellis</b>¹⁴ <b>([[vors-]])</b>, e ([[verto]] et [[pellis]]), qui change de forme, qui se métamorphose : Pl. Amph. 123 &#124;&#124; loup-garou : Plin. 8, 81 ; Petr. 62, 13 ; Apul. M. 2, 22 &#124;&#124; [fig.] qui prend toutes les formes, souple, rusé, un protée : Pl. Bacch. 658 &#124;&#124; versipellior Decl. Catil. 9.
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{{Georges
|georg=versipellis ([[vorsipellis]]), e ([[verto]] u. [[pellis]]), das [[Fell]] wechselnd = (vgl. [[unser]] »Wechselbalg«) seine [[Gestalt]] verändernd, [[sich]] umgestaltend, I) eig.: a) v. Tieren, [[versipellis]], [[χαμαιλέων]], Gloss. II, 207, 6. – b) v. Menschen, versipellem se facit, [[von]] [[Jupiter]], der [[sich]] in den [[Amphitruo]] verwandelt, Plaut. Amphitr. prol. 123: [[bes]]. [[von]] dem, der [[sich]] [[nach]] dem Aberglauben [[des]] gemeinen Volkes in [[einen]] [[Wolf]] [[verwandeln]] konnte, der [[Werwolf]], Plin. 8, 81. Petron. 62, 13: deterrimae versipelles, Apul. [[met]]. 2, 22. – II) übtr., in allen Farben spielend = arglistig, [[verschmitzt]], [[verschlagen]], [[schlau]], [[Circe]], Arnob. 4, 14: [[adversarius]], Augustin. serm. 109, 4: [[testis]], Vulg. prov. 14, 25: quīcum [[versipellis]] [[fio]], Lucil. 670: vorsipellem [[frugi]] convenit [[esse]] hominem, Plaut. Bacch. 658. – v. Abstr., [[astutia]], Augustin. epist. 194, 16: [[hortamen]], Prud. cath. 9, 92: versipellibus [[esse]] scriptas (fabulas) modis, Arnob . 5, 35. – / Compar. versipellius, Porc. [[Latro]] decl. [[contra]] Catil. 9.
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{{trml
|trtx====[[werewolf]]===
Afrikaans: weerwolf; Albanian: luqerbull; Arabic: مُسْتَذِئْب, مُسْتَذْئِبَة; Armenian: մարդագայլ; Belarusian: ваўкалак, пярэварацень, пераварацень, скі́дзень; Breton: den-bleiz; Bulgarian: върколак; Catalan: home llop, licantrop; Champenois: voirloup; Chinese Cantonese: 狼人; Mandarin: 狼人; Cornish: gourvlyth; Czech: vlkodlak; Danish: varulv; Dutch: [[weerwolf]]; Esperanto: lupfantomo, homlupo, luphomo, likantropo; Estonian: libahunt; Faroese: varúlvur; Finnish: ihmissusi, vironsusi; French: [[loup-garou]], [[garou]], [[lycanthrope]]; Galician: lobishome, licántropo; Georgian: მაქცია, ლიკანთროპი, მგელკაცა; German: [[Werwolf]], [[Werwölfin]], [[Mannwolf]], [[Lykanthrop]], [[Lykanthropin]]; Greek: [[λυκάνθρωπος]]; Ancient Greek: [[λυκάνθρωπος]], [[λυκάων]], [[βαβουτζικάριος]]; Hebrew: אָדָם זְאֵב, אַנְשֵׁי זְאֵב; Hindi: भेड़ियामानव, भड़मानस, वेरवुल्फ़; Hungarian: farkasember, vérfarkas; Icelandic: varúlfur; Ido: volfohomo, likantropo; Indonesian: manusia serigala; Interlingua: lycanthropo; Irish: conriocht, fearolc; Italian: [[licantropo]], [[lupo mannaro]], [[uomo-lupo]]; Japanese: 狼男, 人狼, 狼人, 狼人間; Korean: 늑대인간; Latgalian: vylkataks, vylkatece; Latin: [[versipellis]], [[lycanthropus]], [[lupinotuum]], [[virlupus]]; Latvian: vilkacis, vilkatis, vilkateks, kadars; Limburgish: waerwouf; Lithuanian: vilktakas, vilkolakis; Low German: Węrwulf, Werwulf; German Low German: Warwulf; Macedonian: врколак; Malay: serigala jadian, likantrop; Manx: conreeaght; Marathi: वेअरवुल्फ; Mongolian Cyrillic: хүн чоно; Norman: ouothou; Norwegian Bokmål: varulv; Old English: werewulf; Persian: گرگینه; Polish: wilkołak, likantrop; Portuguese: [[lobisomem]], [[licantropo]], [[lobanil]]; Romanian: pricolici; Russian: [[волкулак]], [[волколак]], [[вервольф]], [[оборотень]], [[ликантроп]], [[верволк]]; Scottish Gaelic: fear-faol, fearolc; Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: вуко̀длак; Roman: vukòdlak; Slovak: vlkolak; Slovene: volkodlak; Sorbian Lower Sorbian: wjelikoraz; Upper Sorbian: wjelkoraz; Spanish: [[hombre lobo]], [[licántropo]], [[lobisón]], [[lobisome]]; Swahili: nusumbwa, mtu-mbwa; Swedish: varulv; Thai: มนุษย์หมาป่า; Turkish: kurt adam, erbörü; Ukrainian: вовкулака, перевертень, вовкулак, вовкун; Vietnamese: người sói, ma sói; Volapük: lükantropan, lupamen, menalupan; Walloon: leu-waerou, waerleu; Welsh: bleidd-ddyn; Yiddish: וואָלקעלאַק

af: weerwolf; als: werwolf; ar: مستذئب; ast: home llobu; az: canavar adam; bg: вълколак; bn: নেকড়ে মানব; br: den-bleiz; ca: home llop; cs: vlkodlak; cy: bleidd-ddyn; da: varulv; de: Werwolf; dsb: wjelikoraz; el: λυκάνθρωπος; en: werewolf; eo: homlupo; es: hombre lobo; et: libahunt; eu: gizotso; fa: گرگینه; fi: ihmissusi; fr: lycanthrope; fy: wearwolf; ga: conriocht; gl: lobishome; he: אדם זאב; hi: भेड़ियामानव; hr: vukodlak; hu: farkasember; hy: մարդագայլ; id: manusia serigala; io: volfo-homo; is: varúlfur; it: licantropo; ja: 狼男; kab: amsaɣsi; ka: მაქცია; ko: 늑대인간; la: lycanthropus; li: waerwouf; lt: vilkolakis; lv: vilkacis; mk: врколак; ml: ചെന്നായ് മനുഷ്യൻ; ms: serigala jadian; my: သမန်းဝံပုလွေ; nah: tlācacuetlāchtli; nl: weerwolf; nn: varulv; no: varulv; oc: lop garon; pcd: leu-warou; pl: wilkołak; pt: lobisomem; ro: vârcolac; ru: вервольф; scn: lupu mannaru; sco: warwoof; sc: licàntropu; sh: vukodlak; simple: werewolf; sk: vlkolak; sl: volkodlak; sr: вукодлак; sv: varulv; ta: ஓநாய் மனிதன்; th: มนุษย์หมาป่า; tl: taong lobo; tr: kurt adam; uk: вовкулака; ur: آدم بھیڑیا; vi: người sói; war: werwulf; wa: waerleu; wuu: 狼人; yi: ווערוואלף; zh_yue: 人狼; zh: 狼人
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{{LaZh
|lnztxt=versipellis, e. ''adj''. :: [[變貌者]]。[[詭弊者]]
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