wyvern

English

Alternative forms

• wivern
• wiver

Etymology

Alteration of Middle English wyvere (“viper”), from Old Northern French wivre, from Latin vīpera (“viper; snake, serpent”). See also weever.

Pronunciation

• enPR: wī'və(r)n, wĭ'və(r)n, IPA: /ˈwaɪvə(ɹ)n/, /ˈwɪvə(ɹ)n/, X-SAMPA: /"waIv@(r\)n/, /"wIv@(r\)n/
• Rhymes: -aɪvə(ɹ)n, -ɪvə(ɹ)n

Noun

wyvern (plural wyverns)

1. (heraldry, mythology) Mythical dragon-like creature, having wings, only two legs and a barbed tail.

Translations

mythical dragon-like creature

• Dutch: wyvern (nl)
• Finnish: traakki (fi), lohikäärme (fi)
• French: vouivre (fr), guivre (fr)
• German: Lindwurm (de) m
• Italian: viverna (it) f
• Japanese: 飛竜 (ja) (ひりゅう, hiryū), ワイバン (ja) (waiban)

• Marathi: वाय्व्हर्न (mr) (vāyvharna) m
• Polish: wywerna (pl) f
• Portuguese: serpe (pt)
• Russian: виверн (ru) (vivern) m, виверна (ru) (viverna) f
• Spanish: dragón alado (es) m, guiverno (es) m

See also

• dragon
• drake
• wyrm