different between seadrake vs earthdrake

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earthdrake

English

Alternative forms

  • earth-drake, earth drake

Etymology

From Middle English *erthedrake, from Old English eorþdraca (earth dragon), equivalent of earth +? drake.

Noun

earthdrake (plural earthdrakes)

  1. A mythical monster in early Anglo-Saxon literature; a dragon.
    • 1876, William Spalding, The History of English Literature, page 40
      ... he sacrifices his own life in destroying a frightful earthdrake,

Related terms

  • firedrake
  • nithedrake
  • seadrake

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