lindwyrm

English

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.

Noun

lindwyrm (plural lindwyrms)

1. Alternative form of lindworm
   • 2008, Matt Doeden, Dragon Life, →ISBN, page 24:

     Lindwyrms are wingless dragons that look like huge snakes. Some lindwyrms have two tiny feet that are almost useless.

   • 2012, Larry Correia, The Monster Hunters, →ISBN:

     I've seen her plug a lindwyrm through the eyestalk from a moving helicopter.

   • 2013, Christina Mercer, Arrow of the Mist, →ISBN:

     That lindwyrm'll keep you safe.