vermine

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English

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Noun

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vermine

  1. Obsolete form of vermin.

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French vermine, from verm + -ine, or possibly a Vulgar Latin *verminum, from Latin vermis (worm).

Noun

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vermine f (uncountable)

  1. vermin (destructive creatures)
  2. vermin (a contemptible person)

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German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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vermine

  1. inflection of verminen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Middle English

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Noun

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vermine

  1. Alternative form of vermyn

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From verm + -ine, or possibly a Vulgar Latin *verminum, from Latin vermis (worm).

Noun

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vermine oblique singularf (oblique plural vermines, nominative singular vermine, nominative plural vermines)

  1. vermin (any disliked creatures)

Descendants

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