dwalm

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noun

A swoon; a sudden sickness.

OriginOld English dwolma ← Proto-Germanic *dwalaz →
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Meanings

noundwalm (plural dwalms)

plural dwalms · alternative dwaum

  1. ScotlandA swoon; a sudden sickness.
verbdwalm (third-person singular simple present dwalms, present participle dwalming, simple past and past participle dwalmed)

present singular third person dwalms · participle present dwalming · participle past dwalmed · past dwalmed · alternative dwaum

  1. ScotlandintransitiveTo fail in health.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*dwalaz“confused, stunned”
  2. Old Englishdwolma“confusion”
  3. Englishdwalm

From Old English dwolma (“confusion”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *dwalaz (“confused, stunned”).

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APA

dwalm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwalm

MLA

“dwalm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwalm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dwalm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwalm.

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