vermen – Old Portuguese noun declension

Old Portuguese noun forms of vermen

Noun: vermen
Gender: m Hyphenation:
Singular mvermen
Plural mvermens

Sample Sentences

  • Qvelle meteu o dedo na orella / ⁊ tiroull end un u̕mẽ a ſemella / deſtes do ſirgo.maſ come ouella / єra ueloſ e coberto de Lãa ([Saint Mary] put a finger in his ear and pulled out a worm similar to the ones that make silk but fuzzy and covered with wool like a sheep.) [13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria 69.56]

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *verminem, from Latin vermis. Compare Old Spanish vierven. See: Latin Nouns 'vermis', Old Spanish Nouns 'vierven'.

Verbs referencing "vermen"

Galician Nouns verme, Portuguese Nouns verme.

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