vurm

Swedish

Etymology

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

vurm c

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

Declension

Declension of vurm

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

Synonyms

• passion
• mani

Derived terms

• vurma
• vurmig

References

• vurm in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vurm in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vurm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• vurm in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• vurm in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1921)