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earthdrake

UK/ˈɜːθ.dɹeɪk//ˈɝθ.dɹeɪk/

earthdrake noun: a dragon.

Noun

earthdrake (plural earthdrakes)

  1. a dragon.
    • […] he sacrifices his own life in destroying a frightful earthdrake, […]1876, William Spalding, The History of English Literature, page 40
    • The slayer also lay,
      The terrible earth-drake deprived of life,
      Oppressed by bale: the ring-hoard longer
      The twisted worm, might not control.1887, Albert H[arris] Tolman, The Style of Anglo-Saxon Poetry, page 15

Forms of earthdrake

pluralearthdrakes
alternative formearth-drake
alternative formearth drake

Origin of earthdrake

From Middle English *erthedrake, from Old English eorþdraca (“earth dragon”), equivalent of earth + drake.

Questions about earthdrake

What does earthdrake mean?
Earthdrake means a dragon.
What part of speech is earthdrake?
Earthdrake is a noun.
How do you pronounce earthdrake?
Earthdrake is pronounced /ˈɜːθ.dɹeɪk/ (UK).
What is the plural of earthdrake?
The plural of earthdrake is earthdrakes.

Words near earthdrake in the dictionary

  1. earthbred
  2. earthcreeper
  3. earthcreepers
  4. earthdin
  5. earthdown
  6. earthdrake
  7. earthdrakes
  8. Earthean
  9. Eartheans
  10. eartheater
  11. eartheaters

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