Meaning of stoor worm | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A giant sea serpent or sea dragon in Orcadian folklore, which had putrid breath, probably an Orkney version of Jörmungandr.
2. Alternative letter-case form of stoor worm.
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Examples

“But with regard to the Stoor Worms (which I have⟳ oftener heard called Sea Worms by the Norwegians), those who totally discredited the existence of the Kraakens told told me, they believed them really to exist⟳: […]”

“Madness, like⟳ a Stoor Worm, moved continuously under their feet, making every step they took full of terror. Phelim peered at each face⟳, but could see⟳ no one who resembled his dimly remembered father. Besides, it was difficult: […]”

“The Muckle Mester Stoor Worm was the father of all the terrible stoor worms that lived in the sea - huge sea monsters that destroyed ships and breathed poison over the land⟳.”

“Now, I don't suppose⟳ that you are familiar with the internal plumbing of a stoor worm, so I had better explain⟳. There was a large tunnel that ran right through the stoor worm, but here and there were smaller tunnels running off the big one […]”

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