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Linn-ormr

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1 linn-ormr

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

Runic Inscription

linn-ormr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "linn-ormr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

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Germ
German.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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