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DRACA

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
DRACA, an; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§78; §180; §256; §310;
a dragon; draco
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  • Draca ðes ðone ðú ýwodest

    draco isle quem formasti,

    • Ps. Spl. 103,
    • 28.
  • Tredan león and dracan

    conculcāre leonem et dracōnem,

    • Ps. Th. 90,
    • 13.
  • Ðú fortrydst leóna and dracena

    thou shalt be a treader down of lions and dragons,

    • Ps. Spl. 90, 13: Ps. Th. 148,
    • 7.
a serpent; serpens
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  • Is ðæt deór pandher, se is æt-hwám freónd, bútan dracan ánum

    the beast is the panther, which is to each a friend, save to the serpent only,

    • Exon. 95 b
    • ;
    • Th. 356,
    • 24;
    • Pa. 16
    • .
the serpent = the devil; diabŏlus
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  • Worpaþ hine deófol, draca egeslíce

    the devil, the fearful dragon, shall cast him down,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 52
    • ;
    • Sal, 26: Exon. 96 a: Th. 359,
    • 4;
    • Pa. 57
    • .
Etymology
[
R. Glouc. dragon:
Laym. drake, m:
Orm. drake:
Plat. drake, m:
Dut. draak, m:
Ger. drache, m:
M. H. Ger. trache, tracke, m:
O. H. Ger. tracho, m:
Dan. drage, m. f:
Swed. drake, m:
Icel. dreki, m:
Fr. dragon, m:
Span. dragón, m:
Ital. dragóne, m:
Lat. draco:
Grk. δράκων a dragon, from δέρκoμαι to flash, gleam
.]
Derived forms
eorþ-draca, fýr-, lég-, líg-, níþ-, sǽ-
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  • DRACA, n.