Old English · noun
wurma
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈwur.mɑ/[ˈwurˠ.mɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈwur · mɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- obtainedshellfishwoaddye
Meaning
-
a shellfish from which purple dye is obtained
-
purple dye
-
woad
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wurmô. Cognate with Old Frisian worma, Old High German wurmo.
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