Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

firedrake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fire-drake
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fire-breathing dragon.

noun

A fiery meteor, an ignis fatuus, a rocket

noun

A kind of firework

noun

A worker at a furnace or fire

Example Sentences

"[…] the incensed firedrake, in revenge, flies all over the land, vomiting fire and smoke in every direction, […]"
"Then was the folk-scather for the third of times yet, The fierce fire-drake, all mindful of feud;"

Etymology

From Middle English firdrake, from Old English fȳrdraca (“fire-spewing dragon”), equivalent to fire + drake.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: firdrake, fȳrdraca

Inflected Forms

firedrakes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

earthdrake seadrake

Synonyms

european dragon dragon

Questions

What does firedrake mean?: A fire-breathing dragon.
Where does firedrake come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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