Thilo Six wrote:
Matthew Nuzum schrieb am 14.09.2005 16:50:
The definition I'm familiar with is a "young
dragon."
Maybe I am completly wrong, but my dic says
dapper = dressy, elegant
drake = male duck, as someone already said
Which means in whole = the cute duck
Really can't find any dragons in there.
both explanations are correct:
"The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Drake Drake (dr=ak), n. Akin to LG. drake, OHG. antrache,
anetrecho, G. enterich, Icel. andriki, Dan. andrik, OSw.
andrak, andrage, masc., and fr. AS. ened, fem., duck; akin to
D. eend, G. ente, Icel. "ond, Dan. and, Sw. and, Lith.
antis, L. anas, Gr. ? (for ?), and perh. Skr. =ati a water
fowl. root207. In English the first part of the word was
lost. The ending is akin to E. rich. Cf. Gulaund.
1. The male of the duck kind.
1913 Webster
"The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Drake Drake, n. AS. draca dragon, L. draco. See Dragon.
1. A dragon. Obs.
1913 Webster
Beowulf resolves to kill the drake. --J. A.
Harrison
(Beowulf).
but i think that 'male duck' is more ubuntu-ish :)
-Luka
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