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Worms

//vɔːmz// name, noun, verb

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Proper Noun

1
An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
"Diet of Worms... Edict of Worms..."

Noun

1
plural of worm form-of, plural
2
plural of WORM form-of, plural

Verb

1
third-person singular simple present indicative of worm form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Etymology

From German Worms, from Old High German Wormazia, Warmazia, etc., from Latin Vormatia, from a Gaulish name attested in Latin as Borbetomagus and Bormitomagus with influence from Latin -ātus (adjective-forming suffix) and -ia (toponym-forming suffix), of uncertain origin but usually conjectured to refer to the Celtic god Borvo or a river, spring, or other waters named for him + Proto-Celtic *magos (“field, plain”). Has no relation to worm.

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