noun
General Slang
worm
WARM · noun · informal
A dragon or wyvern of local legend
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A dragon or wyvern in North East folklore, as in the Lambton Worm; pronounced 'warm'.
“The Lambton Worm terrorised the countryside.”
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worm In A Sentence
The Lambton Worm terrorised the countryside.
Origin & Usage
From Old English 'wyrm', a serpent or dragon.
Variants
wyrm
People Also Ask
What is a 'worm' in North East folklore?
It is a dragon or wyvern, most famously the Lambton Worm, a serpent of local legend.
Why is it pronounced 'warm'?
In the North East dialect the word takes the 'warm' pronunciation, and it comes from the Old English 'wyrm', meaning serpent or dragon.
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