Etymology

dragonship

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Today it means: A type of Viking longship decorated with a carved dragon or serpent head on the prow. Full definition →

Old Norse drekaskip
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dragonship · noun1

  1. Old Norse · calque ofdrekaskip
  2. English todaydragonship

From dragon + ship; calque of Old Norse drekaskip, from dreki (“dragon”) + skip (“ship”).

dragonship · noun2

From dragon + -ship.

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