liegdraca

Old English

Alternative forms

lēġdraca, līġdraca

Etymology

Equivalent to līeġ +‎ draca.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈli͜yːjˌdrɑ.kɑ/

Noun

līeġdraca m (nominative plural līeġdracan) (West Saxon)

firedrake, fire-spewing dragon

Declension

Declension of liegdraca (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	līeġdraca	līeġdracan
accusative	līeġdracan	līeġdracan
genitive	līeġdracan	līeġdracena
dative	līeġdracan	līeġdracum

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “LĪĠDRACA”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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