wivre

Old French

Alternative forms

guivre (influenced by Germanic)
huivre
vivre
wyvre

Etymology

Old Northern French. From Latin vīpera. See English viper, and the modern French vipère.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwi.vrə/

Noun

wivre oblique singular, f (oblique plural wivres, nominative singular wivre, nominative plural wivres)

any of various types of snake

Descendants

French: guivre, vouivre (from variant forms)
→ English: weever
→ Middle English: wyvere
- ⇒ English: wyvern
- ⇒ Spanish: guiverno

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