dwam

/ dwɑːm; dwɔːm /

noun

1. a stupor or daydream (esp in the phrase in a dwam )

verb

1. intr to faint or fall ill

Word History and Origins

Origin of dwam¹

Old English dwolma confusion

Example Sentences

But she was soon roused from that fraudulent dwam by my grandfather, who, seizing a flagon of wine, dashed it upon her face.

From Project Gutenberg

Then suddenly there came upon me a dwam and a turning in my head, so that I cried to them to run on and leave me to the pursuers.

From Project Gutenberg