ormr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Compare Old High German and Old Saxon wurm, Old English wyrm, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌼𐍃 (waurms).

Noun

ormr m (genitive orms, plural ormar)

  1. snake, serpent
  2. wyrm, dragon

Declension

  Declension of ormr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ormr ormrinn ormar ormarnir
accusative orm orminn orma ormana
dative ormi orminum ormum ormunum
genitive orms ormsins orma ormanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: ormur
  • Faroese: ormur
  • Norn: orm (“vermin; shoal of fish”)
  • Norwegian: orm
  • Elfdalian: uorm
  • Old Swedish: ormber
  • Danish: orm
  • Gutnish: årm, årrm

References

  • “ormr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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