earth-drake

A form of earthdrake — a dragon.

Meanings

nounearth-drake (plural earth-drakes)

plural earth-drakes · alternative earthdrake · alternative earth drake

  1. alternativeAnglo-Saxon mythologyfantasyAlternative form of earthdrake.

Origin

  1. Old Englisheorþdraca
  2. Middle English*erthedrake
  3. Englishearth-drake

From Middle English *erthedrake, from Old English eorþdraca, equivalent to earth + drake (“dragon”).

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APA

earth-drake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earth-drake

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“earth-drake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earth-drake. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “earth-drake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earth-drake.

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