dwaal

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See also: Dwääl

English

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Etymology

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From Afrikaans dwaal (a dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state). Doublet of dwale.

Noun

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dwaal (plural dwaals)

  1. (South Africa, informal) A dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state
    sitting here in a dwaal
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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch dwalen, from Middle Dutch dwalen, from Old Dutch *dwalon, from Proto-Germanic *dwalōną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dwaal (present dwaal, present participle dwalende, past participle gedwaal)

  1. (intransitive) to stray, to wander

Noun

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dwaal (plural dwale)

  1. dwaal, an absent-minded state

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the noun dweil.

Noun

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dwaal m (plural dwalen, diminutive dwaaltje n)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) oblong piece of linen spread across an altar
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the verb dwalen.

Verb

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dwaal

  1. inflection of dwalen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative