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Wivern

{

Wiv′er

,

Wiv′ern

, }
Noun.
[OE.
wivere
a serpent, OF.
wivre
,
guivre
, F.
givre
,
guivre
, wiver, from L.
vipera
; probably influenced by OHG.
wipera
, from the Latin. See
Viper
, and cf.
Weever
.]
1.
(Her.)
A fabulous two-legged, winged creature, like a cockatrice, but having the head of a dragon, and without spurs.
[Written also
wyvern
.]
The jargon of heraldry, its griffins, its mold warps, its
wiverns
, and its dragons.
Sir W. Scott.
2.
(Zool.)
The weever.

Definition 2024

wivern

wivern

English

Noun

wivern ‎(plural wiverns)

  1. Alternative spelling of wyvern
    • Sir Walter Scott
      The jargon of heraldry, its griffins, its moldwarps, its wiverns, and its dragons.

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