Back Guivre Czech Guivre Spanish Vouivre French Vuivre Italian ヴイーヴル Japanese Guivre Swedish วีฟวร์ Thai

Guivre

Vouivre. Liber Floridus, 1448.

A guivre is a mythical creature similar to a dragon. In legend they were portrayed as serpentine creatures who possessed venomous breath and prowled the countryside of Medieval France.[1] The words "guivre" (wurm, wyvern [which is derived from it],[2] or serpent) and "givre" are spelling variations of the more common word "vouivre". Vouivre, in Franc-Comtois, is the equivalent of the old French word "guivre." All these forms are derived ultimately from Latin vīpera, as is English viper.[3]

  1. ^ Shuker 2003, p. 16.
  2. ^ "wyvern". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University. 1989. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  3. ^ "viper". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University. 1989. Retrieved 2009-05-29.

Developed by StudentB