lindworm

English
A lindworm.

Etymology

Cognate with Old Norse linnormr (“constrictor snake”), Norwegian lindorm (“serpent”), German Lindwurm (“dragon”).

Noun

lindworm (plural lindworms)

  1. A wingless serpentine dragon having two arms.
  2. A draconic creature, similar to a wyvern.

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