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 ==== ==== Synonyms ==== passion mani ==== Derived terms ==== vurma vurmig === References === “vurm”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “vurm”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “vurm”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) vurm in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) vurm in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1921)