dwimor

Old English

Alternative forms

  • dwimer, dwymer
  • dwymor (in compounds)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdwi.mor/

Noun

dwimor n (nominative plural dwimor)

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative dwimor dwimor
accusative dwimor dwimor
genitive dwimores dwimora
dative dwimore dwimorum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: dweomer, dwimer
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