vouivre
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Variant of guivre (a form influenced by Germanic), from Old French guivre (cf. also the form wivre), from Latin vīpera. See also the borrowed doublet vipère.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vouivre f (plural vouivres)
- (mythology, heraldry) wyvern
- (mythology, regional) a mythical reptile said to inhabit Lorraine, Jura, and other regions of France
Further reading
[edit]- “vouivre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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