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English
Etymology
From Afrikaans dwaal (“a dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state”). Doublet of dwale.
Noun
dwaal (plural dwaals)
- (South Africa, informal) A dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state
- sitting here in a dwaal
References
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch dwalen, from Middle Dutch dwalen, from Old Dutch *dwalon, from Proto-Germanic *dwalōną.
Pronunciation
Verb
dwaal (present dwaal, present participle dwalende, past participle gedwaal)
- (intransitive) to stray, to wander
Noun
dwaal (plural dwale)
- dwaal, an absent-minded state
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the noun dweil.
Noun
dwaal m (plural dwalen, diminutive dwaaltje n)
- (Roman Catholicism) oblong piece of linen spread across an altar
Synonyms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the verb dwalen.
Verb
dwaal
- inflection of dwalen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative