Lyng-ormr

Old Norse Dictionary - lyng-ormr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lyng-ormr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

lyng-ormr
m. a ‘ling-worm,’ snake, Fms. ii. 179, vi. 296, Bs. ii. 94.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚾᚴ-ᚢᚱᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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