wyrmhord

Old English

Etymology

From wyrm (“worm, dragon”) +‎ hord (“hoard”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwyrm.xord/, [ˈwyrˠm.horˠd]

Noun

wyrmhord n

1. (poetic) a treasure guarded by a dragon

Declension

Declension of wyrmhord (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wyrmhord	wyrmhordas
accusative	wyrmhord	wyrmhordas
genitive	wyrmhordes	wyrmhorda
dative	wyrmhorde	wyrmhordum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “wyrm-hord”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.