Reconstruction:Old Norse/draki

This Old Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • dreki (“Old West Norse”)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *drakō. Compare Old English draca, Old High German trache, Middle Low German drake. The form found as Old Swedish draki in Codex Bureanus (14th c.). Compare Old Danish draghæ.

Noun

*draki m

  1. (Old East Norse) dragon
    Synonyms: ormr, snákr, naðr
  2. (Old East Norse) based on cognates: dragonship, longship

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: drake; (dialectal) draki (drakkji)
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: drake
  • Old Danish: drake, draghæ
    • Danish: drage
      • Norwegian Bokmål: drage
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: (dialectal) drage m (dragje), draga f
  • Old Swedish: draki
    • Elfdalian: dratji
    • Swedish: drake
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