vurm
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Wurm (“worm”), from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz. Doublet of orm. In folklore, a person with a particular whim or fancy had worms in their head. Compare English maggot (“a whimsy or fancy”).
See also German Bücherwurm, English bookworm.
Noun
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- passion, craze, mania, enthusiasm (warm enthusiasm for something)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | vurm | vurms |
| definite | vurmen | vurmens | |
| plural | indefinite | vurmar | vurmars |
| definite | vurmarna | vurmarnas |
Synonyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “vurm”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “vurm”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “vurm”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- vurm in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- vurm in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1921)