"wyrm" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /wyrm/, [wyrˠm]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *wurmiz (“worm, serpent, snake”), from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis (“worm”). Cognate with Old Frisian wirm, Old Saxon wurm, Old High German wurm, Old Norse ormr, and Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌼𐍃 (waurms). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin vermis (“worm”), Lithuanian varmas (“midge”), Old East Slavic вермие (vermie, “locusts, worms”), and Ancient Greek ῥόμος (rhómos, “earthworm”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wurmiz||worm, serpent, snake}} Proto-Germanic *wurmiz (“worm, serpent, snake”), {{inh|ang|ine-pro|*wr̥mis||worm}} Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis (“worm”), {{cog|ofs|wirm}} Old Frisian wirm, {{cog|osx|wurm}} Old Saxon wurm, {{cog|goh|wurm}} Old High German wurm, {{cog|non|ormr}} Old Norse ormr, {{cog|got|𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌼𐍃}} Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌼𐍃 (waurms), {{cog|la|vermis||worm}} Latin vermis (“worm”), {{cog|lt|varmas||midge}} Lithuanian varmas (“midge”), {{cog|orv|вермие||locusts, worms}} Old East Slavic вермие (vermie, “locusts, worms”), {{cog|grc|ῥόμος||earthworm}} Ancient Greek ῥόμος (rhómos, “earthworm”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wyrm m, {{ang-noun|m}} wyrm m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-i-m|wyrm}}, {{ang-decl-noun|wyrm|wyrmas|wyrm|wyrmas|wyrmes|wyrma|wyrme|wyrmum|num=|title=|type=strong i-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], wyrm [nominative, singular], wyrmas [nominative, plural], wyrm [accusative, singular], wyrmas [accusative, plural], wyrmes [genitive, singular], wyrma [genitive, plural], wyrme [dative, singular], wyrmum [dative, plural]
  1. any crawling animal, especially:
    worm
    Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Worms
    Sense id: en-wyrm-ang-noun-VB-c5ent Disambiguation of Worms: 31 17 17 17 18
  2. any crawling animal, especially:
    maggot, grub
    Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-wyrm-ang-noun-Kwq1K4k9
  3. any crawling animal, especially:
    reptile, especially a snake
    Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-wyrm-ang-noun-1I2xCIe~
  4. any crawling animal, especially:
    dragon
    Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-wyrm-ang-noun-qUivf9Uz
  5. any crawling animal, especially: Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-wyrm-ang-noun-WDfWwj-4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anawyrm, cawelwyrm, dēawwyrm, fāgwyrm, fīcwyrm, flǣsċwyrm, handwyrm, inwyrm, lēafwyrm, moldwyrm, mustwyrm, reġnwyrm, rengwyrm, seolcwyrm, sīdwyrm, smēawyrm, tōþwyrm, trēowwyrm, wyrmfāh, wyrmgaldere, wyrmgalere, wyrmġeard, wyrmġeblǣd, wyrmhīew, wyrmhord, wyrmhǣlsere, wyrmlīċ

Inflected forms

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      "word": "anawyrm"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cawelwyrm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dēawwyrm"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
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      "word": "mustwyrm"
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      "word": "reġnwyrm"
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      "word": "rengwyrm"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "seolcwyrm"
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      "word": "sīdwyrm"
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      "word": "smēawyrm"
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      "word": "tōþwyrm"
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      "word": "wyrmfāh"
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        "plural"
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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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      "word": "anawyrm"
    },
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      "word": "fāgwyrm"
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      "word": "lēafwyrm"
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      "word": "moldwyrm"
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      "word": "sīdwyrm"
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      "form": "wyrmas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wyrmes",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wyrma",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "form": "wyrme",
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      ]
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      ]
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        "any crawling animal, especially:",
        "worm"
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      "tags": [
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        "any crawling animal, especially:",
        "maggot, grub"
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      "tags": [
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      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
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        "any crawling animal, especially:",
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        "masculine"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "any crawling animal, especially:",
        "dragon"
      ],
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          "animal",
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        [
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        ]
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        "masculine"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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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      "glosses": [
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        "any crawling animal, especially:"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/wyrm/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wyrˠm]"
    }
  ],
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}

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