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 edit
vurm c
- passion, craze, mania, enthusiasm (warm enthusiasm for something)
Declension edit
| Declension of vurm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | vurm | vurmen | vurmar | vurmarna |
| Genitive | vurms | vurmens | vurmars | vurmarnas |
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References edit
- vurm in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vurm in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vurm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- vurm in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- vurm in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1921)