"dragon" meaning in Old French

See dragon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: dragon oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], dragons [oblique, plural], dragons [nominative, singular], dragon [nominative, plural], dragun [alternative, Anglo-Norman]
Etymology: Semi-learned term from Latin dracō, dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Etymology templates: {{bor|fro|la|dracō|dracō, dracōnem}} Latin dracō, dracōnem, {{der|fro|grc|δράκων}} Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn) Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} dragon oblique singular, m (oblique plural dragons, nominative singular dragons, nominative plural dragon)
  1. dragon (mythical animal)
    Sense id: en-dragon-fro-noun-mnPRhXP9 Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for dragon meaning in Old French (2.6kB)

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