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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

wyrm en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /wɝm/ (US)
  • wûrm (US)
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  • /wɜːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English wyrm. Doublet of worm, which was inherited.

Meanings

  1. A huge limbless and wingless dragon or dragonlike creature.
  2. A huge limbless and wingless dragon or dragonlike creature. ▸ A sea serpent.

Forms

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wyrms Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

wyrmling

Relateds

worm · Jörmungandr · sea serpent