Etymology

firedrake

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Today it means: A fire-breathing dragon, or otherwise fiery dragon. Full definition →

Middle English firdrake ← Old English fȳrdraca
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  1. Old English · inherited fromfȳrdraca“fire-spewing dragon”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfirdrake
  3. English todayfiredrake

Compound of fire + drake, from Middle English firdrake, from Old English fȳrdraca (“fire-spewing dragon”). Piecewise doublet of firedragon.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.