Lindwyrm

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of lindworm. alt-of, alternative

    "Lindwyrms are wingless dragons that look like huge snakes. Some lindwyrms have two tiny feet that are almost useless."

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lindworm

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"Lindwyrms are wingless dragons that look like huge snakes. Some lindwyrms have two tiny feet that are almost useless."

Etymology

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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