dwam

British  

/ dwɔːm, dwɑːm /

noun

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

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verb

1. (intr) to faint or fall ill

Etymology

Origin of dwam

Old English dwolma confusion

Example Sentences

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 The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

“If I get a dwam here,” he thocht, “it’s by wi’ Tam Dale.”

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

I've taen an awfu' dwam, Mysie," says I. "I think I'm genna dee.

From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.

"It was a dwam, but I think it has passed."

From Salute to Adventurers by Buchan, John

Juist say I've taen a kind o' a dwam, but that I'll likely be a' richt again in a day or twa.

From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.