Linn-ormr

Old Norse Dictionary - linn-ormr

Meaning of Old Norse word "linn-ormr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

linn-ormr
m. a ‘snake-worm,’ serpent, the ‘lind-wurm’ of the German legends, Þiðr. 167.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚾᚾ-ᚢᚱᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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