See wyrm on Wiktionary
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"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
"Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"ang:Worms"
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{
"word": "worm"
}
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"Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries"
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],
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"worm",
"worm#Middle_English"
]
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}
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"Old English lemmas",
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"Old English nouns",
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"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
"Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries",
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{
"word": "anawyrm"
},
{
"word": "cawelwyrm"
},
{
"word": "dēawwyrm"
},
{
"word": "fāgwyrm"
},
{
"word": "fīcwyrm"
},
{
"word": "flǣsċwyrm"
},
{
"word": "handwyrm"
},
{
"word": "inwyrm"
},
{
"word": "lēafwyrm"
},
{
"word": "moldwyrm"
},
{
"word": "mustwyrm"
},
{
"word": "reġnwyrm"
},
{
"word": "rengwyrm"
},
{
"word": "seolcwyrm"
},
{
"word": "sīdwyrm"
},
{
"word": "smēawyrm"
},
{
"word": "tōþwyrm"
},
{
"word": "trēowwyrm"
},
{
"word": "wyrmfāh"
},
{
"word": "wyrmgaldere"
},
{
"word": "wyrmgalere"
},
{
"word": "wyrmġeard"
},
{
"word": "wyrmġeblǣd"
},
{
"word": "wyrmhǣlsere"
},
{
"word": "wyrmhīew"
},
{
"word": "wyrmhord"
},
{
"word": "wyrmlīċ"
}
],
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
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"2": "worm"
},
"expansion": "Middle English: worm, werm, wirm, wurm, wyrm, wyrme, wrim, worme\nEnglish: worm\nScots: worm, wirm",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: worm, werm, wirm, wurm, wyrm, wyrme, wrim, worme\nEnglish: worm\nScots: worm, wirm"
},
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
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"2": "wyrm",
"bor": "yes"
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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}
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"2": "gem-pro",
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"4": "",
"5": "worm, serpent, snake"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "ine-pro",
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"4": "",
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},
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"args": {
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},
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{
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"expansion": "Old High German wurm",
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"2": "ormr"
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"args": {
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"2": "𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌼𐍃"
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"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "vermis",
"3": "",
"4": "worm"
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{
"args": {
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"3": "",
"4": "midge"
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"name": "cog"
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{
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"3": "",
"4": "locusts, worms"
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{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "ῥόμος",
"3": "",
"4": "earthworm"
},
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}
],
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{
"form": "wyrm",
"source": "declension",
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"plural"
]
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{
"form": "wyrm",
"source": "declension",
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"source": "declension",
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"source": "declension",
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]
},
{
"form": "wyrme",
"source": "declension",
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},
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"form": "wyrmum",
"source": "declension",
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"plural"
]
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{
"form": "weorm",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
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"form": "wurm",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
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"4": "",
"5": "",
"6": "",
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"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"head": "",
"head2": "",
"sort": ""
},
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"name": "head"
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"3": "wyrm",
"4": "wyrmas",
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"7": "wyrme",
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"title": "",
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"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"glosses": [
"any crawling animal, especially:",
"worm"
],
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"animal"
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{
"english": "...for it is the class of snakes whose movement is on their ribs, just as the motion of other creeping reptiles is with their feet.",
"text": "late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans\n...for þon hit is nǣdrena ġecynd þæt heora mǣġen ⁊ hiera fēþe bið on heora ribbum swā ōþerra crēopendra wyrma bið on heora fōtum.",
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],
[
"animal",
"animal"
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[
"reptile",
"reptile"
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[
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"snake"
]
],
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]
},
{
"glosses": [
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"dragon"
],
"links": [
[
"crawling",
"crawling"
],
[
"animal",
"animal"
],
[
"dragon",
"dragon"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/wyrm/"
},
{
"ipa": "[wyrˠm]"
}
],
"word": "wyrm"
}
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