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Forberg (Namn och Bygd 48, 1960) suggested that the ancestor of English "worm" could be used of insects such as gadflies, and that a wormstall would provide some protection against them.
 
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No idea, but it really is a can of worms.   I haven't ready access to Forsberg's article, so you'd better consult the onomastic oracle, Keith.

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> I seem to recollect that Karl Inge Sandred once wrote about worm-stall 'manger, cattle stall',
> but I don't have the reference

If "worm-stall" means 'manger, cattle stall', where do worms or snakes come into it? Unless routinely the cattle fodder attracts mice which attract snakes.