lindorm

English

Noun

lindorm (plural lindorms)

  1. Alternative form of lindworm.

Danish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Danish lindorm, from Old Norse linnormr, from Middle Low German lintwurm, from Proto-Germanic *linþawurmiz.

Noun

lindorm c (singular definite lindormen, plural indefinite lindorme)

  1. lindworm

Declension

Declension of lindorm
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lindorm lindormen lindorme lindormene
genitive lindorms lindormens lindormes lindormenes

References

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish lindormber, from Middle Low German lindworm, from Proto-Germanic *linþawurmiz. Cognate of Old Norse linnormr. By surface analysis, a compound of orm (“serpent”) and a word of disputed origin, arguably meaning "soft" or "pliable". Compare Old Norse linnr (“snake, serpent”) and Swedish linda (“to wind”), lindare (“tench”), lindra (“to ease”). See also Latin lentus and Swedish len (“soft”).

Noun

lindorm c

  1. lindworm

Declension

Declension of lindorm
nominative genitive
singular indefinite lindorm lindorms
definite lindormen lindormens
plural indefinite lindormar lindormars
definite lindormarna lindormarnas

References

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