*linþawurmiz

Runic: ᛚᛁᚾᚦᚨᚹᚢᚱᛗᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈlin.θɑ.ˌwur.miz/

noun · masculine · i-stem

Meanings

  1. serpent, snake
  2. dragon (mythical large serpentine creature)

Etymology

From *linþaz (‘flexible, flimsy’) + *wurmiz (‘worm, serpent’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.linþawurmizlinþawurmīz
Acc.linþawurmįlinþawurminz
Gen.linþawurmīzlinþawurmijǫ̂
Dat.linþawurmīlinþawurmimaz
Inst.linþawurmīlinþawurmimiz
Voc.linþawurmilinþawurmīz

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Descendants

  • *linþawurmi (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *lindwurm (Old Dutch)
      • lindeworm (Middle Dutch)
        • lindeworm (Dutch)
  • *linþawurmi (Proto-West Germanic)
    • lindwurm (Old High German)
      • lintwurm (Middle High German)
        • Lindwurm (German)
  • *linþawurmi (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *lindwurm (Old Saxon)
      • lindeworm (Middle Low German)
        • Lindworm (German Low German)
  • linnormr (Old Norse)
    • lindorm (Danish)
    • lindworm, lindorm, lindwyrm (English)
    • linnormur, lindormur (Icelandic)
    • lindorm (Norwegian)

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