Würm

[ voorm, woorm, wurm; German vyrm ]

noun

1. the fourth stage of the glaciation of Eurasia during the Pleistocene. Compare Wisconsin ( def 3 ).

Würm

/ vʊəm; wɜːm /

noun

1. See Mindel, Riss, Günz
   the fourth and final Pleistocene glaciation in Alpine Europe See also Günz Riss Mindel

Word History and Origins

Origin of Würm¹

< German (1909), after a river in Bavaria, joining the Starnberger See and the river Amper

Word History and Origins

Origin of Würm¹

C20: named after the river Würm in Bavaria, Germany

Example Sentences

Mime and he dispute angrily: Siegfried is about to slay the dragon, the "Wurm," and the question is who is to have the gold.

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Probably they were the tail-end of the great migration of the Wurm ice age.

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Wormwood, wurm′wood, n. the bitter plant Artemisia absinthium: bitterness.

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Suddenly Rudolpho stabs Wurm, and then lays himself down to die by the side of Luisa.

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The Amerindians were the kick of that human explosion eastward which occurred some time during the Wurm ice age.

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