slawyrm

Old English

Alternative forms

• slāweorm, slāwurm

Etymology

Perhaps equivalent to slāw +‎ wyrm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslɑːˌwyrm/, [ˈslɑːˌwyrˠm]

Noun

slāwyrm m (nominative plural slāwyrmas)

1. slowworm, blindworm

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	slāwyrm	slāwyrmas
accusative	slāwyrm	slāwyrmas
genitive	slāwyrmes	slāwyrma
dative	slāwyrme	slāwyrmum

References

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