vouivre

French

Etymology

Variant of guivre (a form influenced by Germanic), from Old French guivre (cf. also the form wivre), from Latin vīpera. See also the borrowed doublet vipère.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vwivʁ/

Noun

vouivre f (plural vouivres)

1. (mythology, heraldry) wyvern
2. (mythology, regional) a mythical reptile said to inhabit Lorraine, Jura, and other regions of France

Further reading

• “vouivre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.