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dragonborn en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈdræɡᵊnbˈɔːn/ (UK)
  • /ˈdræɡənˈbɔɹn/ (US)

Etymology

From dragon + born.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Born with some physical or spiritual connection to dragons.
    • A single dragonborn guard held the door. 2014, Dallas S. Paskell, Medieval: Book of Blood:

wikipedia: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

dragonborn en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈdræɡᵊnbˈɔːn/ (UK)
  • /ˈdræɡənˈbɔɹn/ (US)

Etymology

From dragon + born.

Meanings

  1. A person born with some physical or spiritual connection to dragons.
    • Dragonborn […] first appeared in the Dragons of Despair module (1984) for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons as “dragonmen.” 2011, Michael J. Tresca, The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games, page 81:
    • A big man, he stood at least as tall as Shara and maybe as tall as Roghar, with shoulders almost as wide as the dragonborn’s. 2011, Erik Scott De Bie, Shadowbane:
    • “Powerful magic and tangled, dragonborn,” the Shepherd woman said. 2006, Murray J. D. Leeder, Son of Thunder, page 220:

Forms

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Coordinates

dragonoid · dragonkin · dragonewt · lizardman · lizardfolk

wikipedia: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim