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laidly
laidly, a. Now Sc. and arch. (with allusion to ballad use). (ˈleɪdlɪ) Also 4 laithly, 5 lathely, 6 laithlie, 7, 9 laidlie, 8 laily. [Northern var. of loathly.] Offensive, hideous, repulsive.a 1300 Cursor M. 2406 (Gött.) Sore i me drede, Þar we wend bi þis laithly lede. a 1400–50 Alexander 491 He..Le...
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The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh
The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh, also known as The Laidly Worm of Bamborough, is a Northumbrian ballad about a princess who is changed into a dragon (the "laidly worm" of the title).
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The Laily Worm and the Machrel of the Sea
Motifs
This ballad has motifs in common with "The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh", "Kemp Owyne", and more with "Allison Gross", but is an independent See also
List of the Child Ballads
Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh
References
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The Laily Worm and the Machrel of the Sea
Child Ballads
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Loathly lady
This tradition is also present in the Northumbrian tale The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh.
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loathly
▪ I. loathly, a. (ˈləʊðlɪ) Forms: 1 láðlic, 2–3 loðlic, 3 lad-, lað-, loð(e)liche, 3– 4 lod(e)lich(e, -like, -lych, loþely(ch, 4 lat-, laþ-, loþli, loth(e)-, loþliche, 4–6 lod(e)ly, loth(e)lie, -ly, (5 lathely, loodly, looþeli, lotly), 5–6 layth(e)- liche, -ly, 6 Sc. lathly, laitlie, -ye, 6– loathly...
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Robert Lambe (author)
Lambe was also the author of the ballad "The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh", which William Hutchinson thought ancient, and inserted in his history of
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Sockburn Worm
Worms (Ormr) on the bow, however this does not take into account the commonness of dragons in Germanic folklore including that of Northumbria (see the Laidly
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lining
▪ I. lining, vbl. n.1 (ˈlaɪnɪŋ) Also 5–6 lynyng(e, -eng, 5–7 lyning, 6 lyenynge, 7 loyning. [f. line v.1 + -ing1.] 1. a. concr. The stuff with which garments are lined; the inner or under surface of material stitched into a coat, robe, hat, etc. for protection or warmth.1401–2 Durham Acc. Rolls (Sur...
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Duncan Frasier
The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh
The sole work attributed to Frasier is The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh, of which he is allegedly the author. It is the tale of a loathsome (or in Geordie dialect, "laidly") giant monster, and was later modified by the Rev.
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Hjálmþés saga ok Ölvis
There are many folk tales similar to Hjálmþés saga ok Ölvis, including a number of medieval Irish stories, the Northumbrian tale The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh (also known as The Laidly Worm of Bamburgh (or Bamborough).
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Lindworm
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Little Wildrose
The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh
Tulisa, the Wood-Cutter's Daughter, Indian tale about a Serpent Prince
Norse dragon
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Kemp Owyne
Joseph Jacobs has suggested that "The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh" (which he collected for his English Fairy Tales with touches from the ballad of
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Worm of Linton
See also
The Lambton Worm – a similar myth from NE England
The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh
Sockburn Worm
References
External links
Mysterious
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