gedwimor

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Old English

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

ġe- +‎ dwimor (magic, illusion) (unrecorded except in compounds); see dwimor.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

ġedwimor n (nominative plural ġedwimor)

  1. illusion
  2. spectre, phantom
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of the Innocents"
      Hine ġedrehte singal slǣplēast, swā þæt hē þurhwacole niht būton slǣpe adrēah; and ġif hē hwōn hnappode, ðǣrrihte hine drehton nihtlīce ġedwimor, swā þæt him ðæs slǣpes ofþūhte.
      Constant sleeplessness afflicted him, so that he passed the whole night without sleep; and if he dozed a little, nightly phantoms immediately tormented him, so that he repented of his sleep.

Declension

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • Middle English: dwimor, dweomer

References

[edit]