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View synonyms for wyvern

wyvern

or wi·vern

[ wahy-vern ]

noun

  1. a two-legged winged dragon having the back part of a serpent with a barbed tail.


wyvern

/ ˈwaɪvən /

noun

  1. a heraldic beast having a serpent's tail and a dragon's head and a body with wings and two legs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wyvern1

1600–10; alteration (with unexplained -n ) of earlier wyver, Middle English < Anglo-French wivre ( Old French guivre ) < Latin vīpera viper
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wyvern1

C17: variant of earlier wyver, from Old French, from Latin vīpera viper
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Example Sentences

My brother Rupert always goes, and it pleases him to see the Wyvern pew as full as possible.

Lady Cantire (from the interior of the Wyvern omnibus, testily, to Footman).

If my only sister isn't welcome at Wyvern at any time—I say at any time—where the deuce is she welcome?

I—ah—think you are going down to stay at Wyvern for a few days, are you not?

Probably from the same source came such mythical creatures as the dragon, the wyvern, and the cockatrice.

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