Mordred
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Alteration of Modred, from Latin Modredus, from Proto-Brythonic *Modrọd (whence Old Breton Modrot, Old Cornish Modred, Old Welsh Medraut), perhaps from Latin Moderātus.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɔɹdɹɪd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɔːdɹɪd/
Proper noun edit
Mordred
- (Arthurian legend) The illegitimate son of King Arthur, who ultimately killed him in battle.
Translations edit
in Arthurian legend, the son of King Arthur