gedwimor

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġedwimor ġedwimor
accusative ġedwimor ġedwimor
genitive ġedwimores ġedwimora
dative ġedwimore ġedwimorum

Descendants

  • Middle English: dwimor, dweomer

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