slawyrm

Old English

Alternative forms

slāweorm, slāwurm

Etymology

Perhaps equivalent to slāw +‎ wyrm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈslɑːˌwyrm/, [ˈslɑːˌwyrˠm]

Noun

slāwyrm m (nominative plural slāwyrmas)

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

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “SLĀWYRM”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “SLĀWYRM supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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