Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lindwyrm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lind-wyrm
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of lindworm.

Example Sentences

"Lindwyrms are wingless dragons that look like huge snakes. Some lindwyrms have two tiny feet that are almost useless."
"I've seen her plug a lindwyrm through the eyestalk from a moving helicopter."
"That lindwyrm'll keep you safe."

Etymology

Cognate with Old Norse linnormr (“constrictor snake”), Norwegian lindorm (“serpent”), German Lindwurm (“dragon”). The word wyrm is a contemporary or recent borrowing from the Old English word wyrm.

Inflected Forms

lindwyrms (plural)

Questions

What does lindwyrm mean?: Alternative form of lindworm.
Where does lindwyrm come from?: Cognate with Old Norse linnormr (“constrictor snake”), Norwegian lindorm (“serpent”), German Lindwurm (“dragon”). The word wyrm is a contemporary or recent borrowing from the Old English word wyrm.

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