dwam

dwaum (dwɔːm)

/ (dwɑːm) Scot /

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noun

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

verb

(intr) to faint or fall ill

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Word Origin for dwam

Old English dwolma confusion

Words nearby dwam

D.V.S., DVT, DW, dwaal, dwale, dwam, dwang, dwarf, dwarf banana, dwarf bean, dwarf cherry

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How to use dwam in a sentence

But she was soon roused from that fraudulent dwam by my grandfather, who, seizing a flagon of wine, dashed it upon her face.
Ringan Gilhaize|John Galt
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.
The Men of the Moss-Hags|S. R. Crockett