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reng-wyrm

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
reng-wyrm, es; m.
A maw-worm, a worm in the intestines
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  • Wið ðæt rængcwyrmas (rengc-, MS. B. ; rýnwyrmas with a gloss

    lumbrici,

      MS. H.)
    dergen ymb nafolan, Lchdm. i. 168, 9.
  • Wið ðæt reng-wyrmas ymb ðone nafolan wexen,

      218, 14.
Etymology
[Cf. O. H. Ger. pouh-wurm lumbricus.]
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  • reng-wyrm, n.