"dragonship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dragonships [plural]
Etymology: From dragon + ship; calque of Old Norse drekaskip, from dreki (“dragon”) + skip (“ship”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dragon|ship}} dragon + ship, {{calque|en|non|drekaskip|nocap=1}} calque of Old Norse drekaskip Head templates: {{en-noun}} dragonship (plural dragonships)
  1. A type of Viking longship decorated with a carved dragon or serpent head on the prow. Synonyms: drakeship
    Sense id: en-dragonship-en-noun-Xzuw1lj~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: dragonships [plural]
Etymology: From dragon + -ship. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dragon|ship}} dragon + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun}} dragonship (plural dragonships)
  1. A term of address for a dragon.
    Sense id: en-dragonship-en-noun-6oQ9gvNL Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ship Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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