linnorm
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
linnorm (plural linnorms)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse linnormr (“constrictor snake”). Cognate to English lindworm and German Lindwurm (“dragon”).
Noun edit
linnorm m (definite singular linnormen, indefinite plural linnormar, definite plural linnormane)
- (folklore) A beast resembling a large, serpentine dragon; a lindworm
References edit
- “linnorm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.