slawyrm

Old English

Alternative forms
  • slāweorm, slāwurm
  • slāƿyrm – wynn spelling

Etymology

Perhaps equivalent to slāw +‎ wyrm.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈslɑːˌwyrm/, [ˈslɑːˌwyrˠm]

Noun

slāwyrm m (nominative plural slāwyrmas)

  1. slowworm, blindworm

Declension
Declension of slawyrm (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative slāwyrm slāwyrmas
accusative slāwyrm slāwyrmas
genitive slāwyrmes slāwyrma
dative slāwyrme slāwyrmum

References
  • SLĀWYRM in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • SLĀWYRM supplemental input in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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