lindwyrm

Meaning

Noun

Origin

  • Cognate with Old Norse linnormr ("constrictor snake"), Norwegian lindorm ("serpent"), German Lindwurm ("dragon").
  • The word wyrm is a contemporary or recent borrowing from the Old English word wyrm.

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