maþa

Etymology
From, from , from , , used for insects and vermin.

Cognate with 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬), 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬), 🇨🇬; Old Norse had the diminutive form (dialectal 🇨🇬; compare also maddock). The Indo-European root is also the source of 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) worm; maggot