wurmen
See also: Würmen
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
wurmen
Inflection
Conjugation of wurmen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | wurmen | |||
past singular | wurmde | |||
past participle | gewurmd | |||
infinitive | wurmen | |||
gerund | wurmen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | wurm | wurmde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | wurmt, wurm2 | wurmde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | wurmt | wurmde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | wurmt | wurmde | ||
3rd person singular | wurmt | wurmde | ||
plural | wurmen | wurmden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | wurme | wurmde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | wurmen | wurmden | ||
imperative sing. | wurm | |||
imperative plur.1 | wurmt | |||
participles | wurmend | gewurmd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
German
Etymology
From Wurm (“worm”) + -en. Formally already in Middle High German wurmen and Old High German wormōn, but with unrelated senses. Since the 15th century “to have worms, be wormridden”. The contemporary meaning since the later 18th century, seemingly popularised in part by Goethe. Evoking the idea of a nibbling worm in one’s mind or conscience, perhaps remotely based on Isaiah 66:24, Mark 9:44 (“where their worm dieth not”, of the continuous agony and regret of the sinners in hell).
Verb
- (transitive, of a situation or past event) to cause a not necessarily strong but continuous feeling of anger, worry, or regret in someone; to rankle
Conjugation
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