dwimmer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdwɪmə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈdwɪmɚ/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English dwimmer, from Old English ġedwimor, dwimor (“illusion, delusion, sleight, magic”).
Meanings
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(neologism, obsolete, uncountable, usually) Magic, magic arts; sorcery; spell; occult art.
The soldiers peered into the deep dark shaft In which lay the monk with tonsorshorn A victim of the sorcerous lady's dwimmer craft
2011, John Henson, Broken Wings:"It is ill dealing with such a foe: he is a wizard both cunning and dwimmer-crafty, having many guises."
1954, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Two Towers:“The Lych and his dark dwimmer spell have you resisted—even defeated, defeated for the present. But you have not destroyed. They shall return in time, I fear.”
2010, W. R. Cooper, Oriana Oakley and the Primrose Path:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dwimmers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| dweomer | alternative | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
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