English Explanatory Dictionary

Mordred

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The illegitimate son of King Arthur, who ultimately killed him in battle.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɔɹdɹɪd/ /ˈmɔːdɹɪd/

Word forms

Mordred Modred

Etymology

Alteration of Modred, from Latin Modredus, from Proto-Brythonic *Modrọd (whence Old Breton Modrot, Old Cornish Modred, Old Welsh Medraut), perhaps from Latin Moderātus.

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