dwimor

Old English

Alternative forms
  • dwimer, dwymer

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dwemrą (“vapour, smoke, apparition”), from Proto-Germanic *dwemaną (“to smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, raise dust”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdwi.mor/

Noun

dwimor n (nominative plural dwimor)

  1. phantom, ghost, apparition
  2. illusion, delusion; error

Declension
Declension of dwimor (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative dwimor dwimor
accusative dwimor dwimor
genitive dwimores dwimora
dative dwimore dwimorum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: dweomer, dwimer
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