dwimor

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *dwemrą (vapour, smoke, apparition), from Proto-Germanic *dwemaną (to smoke), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (to smoke, raise dust).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dwimor n (nominative plural dwimor)

  1. phantom, ghost, apparition
  2. illusion, delusion; error

Usage notes

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  • Unattested outside of compound words and a single gloss (as dwimer). As a standalone word, the prefixed form ġedwimor was used instead.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: dweomer, dwimer