*linþaz¹

Runic: ᛚᛁᚾᚦᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈlin.θɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

serpent; snake

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lént-o-s. Cognate with Latin lentus (‘flexible, sticky’), Lithuanian lentà (‘board’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.linþazlinþōz, linþōs
Acc.linþąlinþanz
Gen.linþas, linþislinþǫ̂
Dat.linþailinþamaz
Inst.linþōlinþamiz
Voc.linþlinþōz, linþōs

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Descendants

  • *linþ (Proto-West Germanic)
    • lind (Old High German)
      • lint (Middle High German)
  • linnr (Old Norse)
    • linnur (Icelandic)
  • linnr (Old Norse)
    • linnormr (Old Norse)
      • linnormur (Icelandic)
      • linnorm (Norwegian)
  • linnr (Old Norse)
    • linnormr (Old Norse)
      • lindorm (Danish)
        • lindormur (Faroese)
  • linnr (Old Norse)
    • linnormr (Old Norse)
      • lindormber (Old Swedish)
        • lindorm (Swedish)
  • linni (Old Norse)
    • linnur (Icelandic)
  • linni (Old Norse)
    • linnormr (Old Norse)
      • linnormur (Icelandic)
      • linnorm (Norwegian)
  • linni (Old Norse)
    • linnormr (Old Norse)
      • lindorm (Danish)
        • lindormur (Faroese)
  • linni (Old Norse)
    • linnormr (Old Norse)
      • lindormber (Old Swedish)
        • lindorm (Swedish)

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