Etymology

dwimmer

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Today it means: Magic, magic arts; sorcery; spell; occult art. Full definition →

Middle English dwimmer ← Old English ġedwimor
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  1. Old English · inherited fromġedwimor
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdwimmer
  3. English todaydwimmer

From Middle English dwimmer, from Old English ġedwimor, dwimor (“illusion, delusion, sleight, magic”).

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