Würm [voo rm, woo rm, wurm; German vyrm] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- the fourth stage of the glaciation of Eurasia during the Pleistocene.Compare Wisconsin(def 3).
Origin of Würm German (1909), after a river in Bavaria, joining the Starnberger See and the river Amper Examples from the Web for wurm Historical Examples of wurm
The Germans apply the word Wurm to express pity or contempt.
Notes and Queries, Number 221, January 21, 1854
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Wurm, without any prefix, had the sense of serpent in German.
Notes and Queries, Number 225, February 18, 1854
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The eminent conductor will Wurm himself into favour with everyone.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, August 10, 1895
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Probably they were the tail-end of the great migration of the Wurm ice age.
Sydney Greenbie
The musical pabulum here provided will be known as “the Diet of Wurm’s.”
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, August 10, 1895
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British Dictionary definitions for wurm Würm noun
Word Origin for Würm C20: named after the river Würm in Bavaria, Germany