wurmen

See also: Würmen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ʏrmən

Verb

wurmen

1. (reflexive) to worm, move by dragging one's body around

Inflection

Conjugation of wurmen (weak)
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.

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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

1. (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