(now literary) A snake, especially a large or dangerous one. / (figuratively) A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.

(obsolete, intransitive) To wind or meander / (obsolete, transitive) To encircle.

plural of serpent

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of serpent

Archaic spelling of serpents: plural of serpent

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of serpentize

present participle of serpentize

(intransitive) To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander.

simple past tense and past participle of serpentize

present participle of serpent