liegdraca

Old English

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Alternative forms

• lēġdraca

Etymology

Equivalent to līeġ +‎ draca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli͜yːjˌdrɑ.kɑ/

Noun

līeġdraca m (nominative plural līeġdracan) (West Saxon)

1. (poetic) firedrake, fire-spewing dragon

Declension

Declension of līeġdraca (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	līeġdraca	līeġdracan
accusative	līeġdracan	līeġdracan
genitive	līeġdracan	līeġdracena
dative	līeġdracan	līeġdracum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “LĪĠDRACA”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.