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vurm

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Swedish

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Etymology

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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

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vurm c

  1. passion, craze, mania, enthusiasm (warm enthusiasm for something)

Declension

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Declension of vurm
nominative genitive
singular indefinite vurm vurms
definite vurmen vurmens
plural indefinite vurmar vurmars
definite vurmarna vurmarnas

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