Standard Lemma guide
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noun
A common snake, such as an adder or a viper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
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noun
A blindworm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
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History
Inherited from Middle English hagworme (“viper”), from Old Norse hǫggormr (“serpent”), from hǫgg (“stroke, blow”) + ormr (“worm, snake”). Cognate with Icelandic höggormur (“poisonous snake, serpent”), Swedish huggorm (“adder, viper”).
