- of
Middle English wyver (attested
fourteenth century), from Anglo-French
wivre (cf.
French guivre and vouivre),
which originate from
Latin vīpera, meaning...
- In fact the word 'weever' is
believed to
derive from the Old
French word
wivre,
meaning serpent or dragon, from the
Latin vipera. It is
sometimes also...
- The name "weever" is
thought to
originate from the Anglo-Saxon word "
wivre"
which translates as "viper".
Trachinus draco is an
elongated and laterally...
- Old
French for "snake") and
English wyvern (Middle English: wyver, from
wivre),
ultimately deriving from Latin: vīpera ("viper").
Other words include...
- own
Beaujeu (Bâgé)
family coat of arms. In Bel Inconnu,
French text
gives wivre or guivre, ie., ≈wyvern. In
Libeaus desconus the
creature bears the face...
