“lindworm”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

lindworm

释义

lindworm|ˈlɪndwɜːm|
Also lindorm.
[ad. Da. and Sw. lindorm. Cf. lingworm.]
A monstrous and evil serpent, common in Scandinavian legend.
1814H. Weber Illustrations of Northern Antiquities 60 The terms worm, drake, dragon, and serpent, are indiscriminately applied to these monsters, as well as lind-drake and lind-worm; probably from their haunt being generally under a linden or lime tree.1896W. A. Craigie Scandinavian Folk-Lore 439 The lindorm is a favourite monster in Swedish as well as Danish tradition.1910F. Bond Wood Carvings Eng. Churches I. 63 When a wyvern has no wings as at Limerick, he is, in heraldry, a lindworm.Ibid., No rigid distinction can be made between the dragon, wyvern, and lindworm.1971Barber & Riches Dict. Fabulous Beasts 97 Lindorm, a snake-like creature, which devoured cattle and ate bodies... The lindworm is a heraldic dragon or wyvern without wings, presumably the same as the lindorm.

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