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Wyrms (alternatively wurms, worms or orms) are serpentine dragons, normally of European origins. The word (derived from the Norse 'ormr') used to mean all dragons (or all dragons known in Europe/European dragons), but in modern use it is applied for dragons with 'wormlike' qualities: a long body...
- Perhaps They Are All Just Dragons. All of these different terms are quite old, and came from different places. They originally referred to the same thing—large, mythical reptiles as a group.
- The Dragon. The poster boy of the giant mythical reptile, dragons are legendary, and the largest of the four types we are looking at today. They are serpent-like, reptilian creatures, with four legs, a separate pair of wings, and normally a long neck and tail.
- The Drake. Not so different to the dragon, with one very distinct difference. No wings! Now, originally ‘drake’ was just the Teutonic word for dragon, and they meant the four-legged, winged sort we already talked about above.
- The Wyvern. At first glance, the wyvern is indistinguishable from a dragon. But like a drake, it has a key visual difference, and this time it’s not the wings.
Wyrm (World of Darkness), the bringer of the apocalypse in the role-playing game Werewolf: The Apocalypse. Former callsign of Norfolk, Virginia radio station WTJZ.
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May 21, 2024 · Noun [ edit] wyrm (plural wyrms) ( mythology, fantasy) A huge limbless and wingless dragon or dragon-like creature. A sea serpent.
In early depictions, as with dragons in other cultures, the distinction between Germanic dragons and regular snakes is blurred, with both being referred to as Old Norse ormr or Old English wyrm from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz.
Wyrms are draconic creatures found in the lower level of the Karuulm Slayer Dungeon in Mount Karuulm requiring level 62 Slayer to kill. Players can get there quickly by using the fairy ring CIR located south of the mountain.
Wyrm is an old English world which altered later into worm. Thomas Eliot's dictionary (1542) only know draco, onis, a dragon. Samuel Johnson's dictionary (1755) give us this sense for worm : 1- A small harmless serpent that lives in the earth, 2- A poisonous serpent.
