"drake" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdraːk(ə)/ Forms: drakes [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English draca, aphetic form of *andraca, from Proto-West Germanic *anadrekō; compare ende (“duck”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|duck}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|draca|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English draca, {{inh+|enm|ang|draca}} Inherited from Old English draca, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*anadrekō}} Proto-West Germanic *anadrekō Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} drake, {{enm-noun|drakes}} drake (plural drakes)
  1. drake (male duck)
    Sense id: en-drake-enm-noun-zYUE6jSa Categories (other): Ducks, Male animals Disambiguation of Ducks: 40 8 19 33 Disambiguation of Male animals: 66 1 29 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈdraːk(ə)/ Forms: drakes [plural], draken [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English draca, from Proto-West Germanic *drakō, from Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Doublet of dragoun. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|dragon}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|draca|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English draca, {{inh+|enm|ang|draca}} Inherited from Old English draca, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*drakō}} Proto-West Germanic *drakō, {{der|enm|la|dracō}} Latin dracō, {{der|enm|grc|δράκων}} Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn), {{doublet|enm|dragoun}} Doublet of dragoun Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} drake, {{enm-noun|drakes|pl2=draken}} drake (plural drakes or draken)
  1. drake (dragon)
    Sense id: en-drake-enm-noun-DxJglBwy
  2. (figuratively) Satan; the Devil. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-drake-enm-noun-yScLyv3C Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Celestial bodies, Christianity, Ducks, Mythological creatures Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 22 9 1 1 1 8 8 24 1 1 13 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 10 1 0 0 10 10 21 0 0 15 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 65 27 Disambiguation of Celestial bodies: 4 4 66 25 Disambiguation of Christianity: 6 6 67 21 Disambiguation of Ducks: 40 8 19 33 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 7 5 74 14
  3. comet, shooting star
    Sense id: en-drake-enm-noun-vFeItPmU Categories (other): Ducks Disambiguation of Ducks: 40 8 19 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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