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

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

Declension

Declension of vurm
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vurm	vurmen	vurmar	vurmarna
Genitive	vurms	vurmens	vurmars	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)

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