Linn-ormr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Linn-ormr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 linn-ormr

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

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᚾᚾ-ᚢᚱᛘᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Germ
German.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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