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Originally Posted by skip spence
. He is a Worm after all and to me that signifies a snakelike creature. But what is a “Worm”, from where did Tolkien get this term?
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"Worm" comes from the Old English word,
wyrm, meaning "dragon." (There are several OE words for dragon.) It is used a fair bit in
Beowulf, one of Tolkien's favourite poems. You can check out one use in my sig.
Perhaps
Eönwë or
The Squatter of Amon Rűdh can tell us more.