An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/wurmen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2508659An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — wurmen1891John Francis Davis

​ wurmen, vb., ‘to become worm-eaten, pry, poke into,’ ModHG. only; comp. Du. wurmen, ‘to torment oneself, languish, work hard’; probably allied to Wurm.

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