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> Yes, I type words, not letters. So I saw 'pon' and tried to type 'upon'.

"pon" is an English word, its a (perhaps rare, now) shortened form of "upon" (through age, among other things, it is established both with and without an apostrophe.)



I've only ever seen it as 'pon, which like wav'ring or 'neath, doesn't indicate to me a new word, just a poetical elision of an unwanted syllable. At any rate, word or not-word, it's rare enough that I'd think it an error if I encountered it in a typing improvement program from 2015.


It might be a word in English[dictionary], but it's not a word in English[used].

On that subject, what does the word "wyrm" mean?


Wyrms are dragons, or similar creatures of legend. You'll encounter them pretty commonly in video games.

This is a mana wyrm from Warcraft:

http://huangstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/WoWBurningCrusade_...

And this is a wyrm from the Final Fantasy universe:

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/ffxi/images/e/e9/Wyrm.jp...

I'll let you google some more. :)


    Æfter ðám wordum
    wyrm yrre cwóm 	
                          After those words
                          the wrathful wyrm
                            came,
    atol inwitgæst
      óðre síðe 	
	                  awful cruel visitor
                          a second time,
    fýrwylmum fáh
    fíonda níosian 	
                          with hostile, gleaming
                          flood of fire to seek
                          his foes
    láðra manna·sydaudio
    líg ýðum for· 	
	                  the hated humans;
                          the flame came forth
                          in waves,
    born bord wið rond·
    byrne ne meahte 	
                          burned shield to
                            the boss;
                          the byrnie could not
    geongum gárwigan
    géoce gefremman 	
                          to the young spear-
                          fighter lend support
    ac se maga geonga
    maéges scyld 	
                          but the young man,
                          under his kinsman's
                            shield
    elne geéode
    þá his ágen wæs 	
                          courageously
                            advanced,
                          when his own was
    glédum forgrunden.
    Þá gén gúðcyning 	
                          consumed by fire.
-- http://www.heorot.dk/beowulf-rede-text.html


It's sometimes used for mob names in video games, where it is interchangeable with "worm."

Edit: Apparently I'm wrong (it's not interchangeable for worm), and it means snake/serpent.


Dragons, not worms or snakes.


Sounds/Looks like the name of a tech startup. :)




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