wivern
[ wahy-vern ]
/ ˈwaɪ vərn /
noun Heraldry.
Words nearby wivern
witting,
wittol,
witty,
witwatersrand,
wive,
wivern,
wives,
wiz,
wizard,
wizard of oz, the wonderful,
wizardly
Definition for wivern (2 of 2)
wyvern
or wi·vern
[ wahy-vern ]
/ ˈwaɪ vərn /
noun Heraldry.
a two-legged winged dragon having the hinder part of a serpent with a barbed tail.
Origin of wyvern
1600–10; alteration (with unexplained
-n) of earlier
wyver, Middle English < Anglo-French
wivre (Old French
guivre) < Latin
vīpera
viper
British Dictionary definitions for wivern (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for wivern (2 of 2)
wyvern
less commonly wivern
/ (ˈwaɪvən) /
noun
a heraldic beast having a serpent's tail and a dragon's head and a body with wings and two legs
Word Origin for wyvern
C17: variant of earlier
wyver, from Old French, from Latin
vīpera
viper