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dwam
/ dwɔːm; dwɑːm /
noun
- a stupor or daydream (esp in the phrase in a dwam )
verb
- intr to faint or fall ill
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dwam1
Old English dwolma confusion
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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.
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