lingwormn.
A fabulous serpent.
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1870 E. Magnússon & W. Morris tr. Völsunga Saga xiii. 45 The fashion and the growth of him is even as of other lingworms.
1883 J. S. Stallybrass tr. J. Grimm Teutonic Mythol. II. xxi. 690 The beautiful Thora Borgarhiörtr had a small lŷngorm given her, whom she placed in a casket, with gold under him.
1972 J. Simpson Icelandic Folktales & Legends iii. 103 The ‘Heath Snake’ mentioned here, the lýngorm, was a mythical creature which, like the dragon, had a particular affinity for gold.
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