dwam
Britishnoun
verb
Etymology
Origin of dwam
Old English dwolma confusion
Example Sentences
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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.
"It was a dwam, but I think it has passed."
From Salute to Adventurers by Buchan, John
I've taen an awfu' dwam, Mysie," says I. "I think I'm genna dee.
From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.
A sick dwam cam' richt owre my wame.
From The Auld Doctor and other Poems and Songs in Scots by Rorie, David
“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
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