regnwyrm

Old English

Alternative forms

rēnwyrm

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *regnawurmi. Equivalent to reġn (“rain”) +‎ wyrm (“worm”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrejnˌwyrm/, [ˈrejnˌwyrˠm]

Noun

reġnwyrm m

earthworm

Declension

Declension of regnwyrm (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	reġnwyrm	reġnwyrmas
accusative	reġnwyrm	reġnwyrmas
genitive	reġnwyrmes	reġnwyrma
dative	reġnwyrme	reġnwyrmum

Descendants

Middle English: *reinwurm, *reinworm
- English: rainworm

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