WYRM definition

Noun

dragon, particularly one without legs or wings
snake, particularly a large one

Etymology

From , from a suffixed form of . Cognate with Old Frisian , Old Saxon (Dutch ), Old High German (German ), Old Norse (Swedish ), Gothic . The IE root is also the source of Latin , Lithuanian , Old Russian вермие (vermije) ‘locusts, worms’, Ancient Greek (originally }).

Noun

(plural wyrmas)

a serpent or snake
quotations:
- "Me nædre beswac, fah wyrm þurh fægir word" (see references)
a creeping insect, maggot, grub, or worm
quotations:
- "Wyrm ðe boraþ treow termes vel teredo" (see references)
a worm or a snake, in the figurative sense of something lowly or despicable
quotations:
- "Ic eam wyrm (vermis) and nales mon" (see references)