lindwyrm

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A form of lindworm — A wingless serpentine dragon having two arms.

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Meanings

nounlindwyrm (plural lindwyrms)

plural lindwyrms

  1. alternativeAlternative form of lindworm.

    That lindwyrm'll keep you safe.

    2013, Christina Mercer, Arrow of the Mist, →ISBN
    2 more examples

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

    2008, Matt Doeden, Dragon Life, →ISBN, page 24

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

    2012, Larry Correia, The Monster Hunters, →ISBN

Origin

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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APA

lindwyrm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lindwyrm

MLA

“lindwyrm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lindwyrm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lindwyrm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lindwyrm.

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