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noun
- genericserpent, snake, or therof slithering legless animalcf. kopparorm, “slowworm”, sandorm, “sandworm” in the book series Dune
- archaic or poetic; folkloredragoncf. English worm); any (mythical) dragon-like creature (cf. lindorm, “lindworm”, sjöorm, “sea serpent”
- the archetype of dragons and serpents as morbidity and (in essence, dragons are serpents, and serpents are dragons; compare etter, “atter,…
- folklorea mythical worm living in a human body parts, teeth or bones, causing various kinds of sickness
Forms
noun
| indefinite nominative singular | orm |
|---|---|
| genitive indefinite singular | orms |
| definite nominative singular | ormen |
| definite genitive singular | ormens |
| indefinite nominative plural | ormar |
| genitive indefinite plural | ormars |
| definite nominative plural | ormarna |
| definite genitive plural | ormarnas |