wyvernn.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪvəːn/,

/ˈwʌɪvn/, U.S.

/ˈwaɪvərn/

Forms: Also 1600s wiuerne, wiverne, 1700s–1800s wivern (1700s wefforne).

Etymology: < wyver n., with excrescent -n (see note on bittern n.¹).

a. Heraldry. A representation of a chimerical animal imagined as a winged dragon with two feet like those of an eagle, and a serpent-like, barbed tail.

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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [noun] > monsters

dragonc1330

griffina1400

yalec1425

mermaid1445

manticorec1470

cockatrice1513

mermaiden1538

opinicus1546

lituit1562

Pegasus1562

equicerve1572

harpy1572

lyciske1572

verme1572

wyver1599

merman1601

lion-dragon1610

lion-poisson1610

wyvern1610

Sagittarius1619

sagittary1632

man-fish1653

sea lion1661

satyral1724

man-tiger1780

sea-dog1780

Welsh dragon1799

camelopardel1830

satyr1845

serpivolant1866

sea monkey1909

1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. xxvi. 182 So doth the Wiuerne partake of a Fowle in the Wings and Legs,..and doth resemble a Serpent in the Taile.

1682 J. Gibbon Introd. ad Latinam Blasoniam 123 This Dragon hath but two Legs, and so is the same with our Wiverne.

1716 S. Kent Gram. Heraldry at Drake He beareth Argent, a Wivern, his Wings displaid and Tail nowed Gules.

1780 Encycl. Brit. V. 3605/2 A Wivern volant Bendways Sable.

1780 Encycl. Brit. V. 3605/2 A Wyvern with a human Face.

1822 J. Gage Hist. & Antiq. Hengrave, Suffolk 38 A squirrel..impaling a coat argent, on a chevron, between three wyvern's heads.

1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry xi. 69 Two Wyverns also support the shield of the Earl of Eglinton.

1866 J. E. Cussans Gram. Heraldry 34 The Wyvern, which is a flying serpent,..has, however, a dragon's head.

attributive.1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 214/1 He beareth Vert,..a Wivern-Wolf.1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 214/1 He beareth Azure, a Wivern-Serpent, Or.

b. An image or figure of this monster.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > dragon > hybrid > image of wyvern

wyvern1863

1863 Christian Remembrancer Oct. 436 The name of S. Romanus..is still dear to the boys and girls of Norman villages by sundry processions of dragons, wyverns,..made of combustibles.

1864 Ld. Tennyson Aylmer's Field in Enoch Arden, etc. 52 Sir Aylmer Aylmer that almighty man,..Whose blazing wyvern weathercock'd the spire.

1864 Ld. Tennyson Aylmer's Field in Enoch Arden, etc. 77 The manorial lord..Burst his own wyvern on the seal, and read..a letter from his child.

2. Such a monster conceived as having a real existence.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > dragon > hybrid

wyvern?a1700

lizard dragon1883

?a1700 in Surtees Hist. Durham (1823) III. 243 Sir John Conyers, Knt., slew y^t monstrous, and poysonous vermine or wyverne, an aske or werme, wh[ich] overthrew and devoured many people in fight.

1820 Surtees Hist. Durham (1823) II. 172 [He] goes forth to slay wolf, bear, or wivern.

1835 R. Browning Paracelsus ii. 61 Lakes which..Blaze like a wyvern flying round the sun.

1869 Tales from Blackwood XV. 74 As if she had been a Wyvern or a Gorgon.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wyvern
释义	wyvernn. Brit. /ˈwʌɪvəːn/, /ˈwʌɪvn/, U.S. /ˈwaɪvərn/ Forms: Also 1600s wiuerne, wiverne, 1700s–1800s wivern (1700s wefforne). Etymology: < wyver n., with excrescent -n (see note on bittern n.¹). 1. a. Heraldry. A representation of a chimerical animal imagined as a winged dragon with two feet like those of an eagle, and a serpent-like, barbed tail. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [noun] > monsters dragonc1330 griffina1400 yalec1425 mermaid1445 manticorec1470 cockatrice1513 mermaiden1538 opinicus1546 lituit1562 Pegasus1562 equicerve1572 harpy1572 lyciske1572 verme1572 wyver1599 merman1601 lion-dragon1610 lion-poisson1610 wyvern1610 Sagittarius1619 sagittary1632 man-fish1653 sea lion1661 satyral1724 man-tiger1780 sea-dog1780 Welsh dragon1799 camelopardel1830 satyr1845 serpivolant1866 sea monkey1909 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. xxvi. 182 So doth the Wiuerne partake of a Fowle in the Wings and Legs,..and doth resemble a Serpent in the Taile. 1682 J. Gibbon Introd. ad Latinam Blasoniam 123 This Dragon hath but two Legs, and so is the same with our Wiverne. 1716 S. Kent Gram. Heraldry at Drake He beareth Argent, a Wivern, his Wings displaid and Tail nowed Gules. 1780 Encycl. Brit. V. 3605/2 A Wivern volant Bendways Sable. 1780 Encycl. Brit. V. 3605/2 A Wyvern with a human Face. 1822 J. Gage Hist. & Antiq. Hengrave, Suffolk 38 A squirrel..impaling a coat argent, on a chevron, between three wyvern's heads. 1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry xi. 69 Two Wyverns also support the shield of the Earl of Eglinton. 1866 J. E. Cussans Gram. Heraldry 34 The Wyvern, which is a flying serpent,..has, however, a dragon's head. attributive.1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 214/1 He beareth Vert,..a Wivern-Wolf.1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 214/1 He beareth Azure, a Wivern-Serpent, Or. b. An image or figure of this monster. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > dragon > hybrid > image of wyvern wyvern1863 1863 Christian Remembrancer Oct. 436 The name of S. Romanus..is still dear to the boys and girls of Norman villages by sundry processions of dragons, wyverns,..made of combustibles. 1864 Ld. Tennyson Aylmer's Field in Enoch Arden, etc. 52 Sir Aylmer Aylmer that almighty man,..Whose blazing wyvern weathercock'd the spire. 1864 Ld. Tennyson Aylmer's Field in Enoch Arden, etc. 77 The manorial lord..Burst his own wyvern on the seal, and read..a letter from his child. 2. Such a monster conceived as having a real existence. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > dragon > hybrid wyvern?a1700 lizard dragon1883 ?a1700 in Surtees Hist. Durham (1823) III. 243 Sir John Conyers, Knt., slew y^t monstrous, and poysonous vermine or wyverne, an aske or werme, wh[ich] overthrew and devoured many people in fight. 1820 Surtees Hist. Durham (1823) II. 172 [He] goes forth to slay wolf, bear, or wivern. 1835 R. Browning Paracelsus ii. 61 Lakes which..Blaze like a wyvern flying round the sun. 1869 Tales from Blackwood XV. 74 As if she had been a Wyvern or a Gorgon. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1610
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