Linn-ormr
Old Norse Dictionary - linn-ormr
Meaning of Old Norse word "linn-ormr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- linn-ormr
- m. a ‘snake-worm,’ serpent, the ‘lind-wurm’ of the German legends, Þiðr. 167.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚾᚾ-ᚢᚱᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)