noun
Meaning 1
A wingless serpentine dragon having two arms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lindworm
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/ˈlɪndˌwɜː(ɹ)m/
noun
Meaning 2
A draconic creature, similar to a wyvern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Cognate with Old Norse linnormr (“constrictor snake”), Norwegian lindorm (“serpent”), German Lindwurm (“dragon”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *linþawurmiz, likely via Old Norse.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: lindorm — a wingless bipedal dragon
- Danish: søslange — a wingless bipedal dragon
- Dutch: lintworm — a wingless bipedal dragon
- French: guivre — a wingless bipedal dragon
- French: vouivre — a wingless bipedal dragon
- French: guivre — a wingless bipedal dragon
- German: Lindwurm — a wingless bipedal dragon
- Norwegian: linnorm — a wingless bipedal dragon
- Norwegian: lindorm — a wingless bipedal dragon
- Norwegian: sjøslanger — a wingless bipedal dragon
- Swedish: lindorm — a wingless bipedal dragon
- Spanish: dragón — a draconic creature
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