dweomer

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/ˈdwɪ.mə(ɹ)//ˈdwɛ.mə(ɹ)//ˈdwiː.mə(ɹ)/

noun

The magical aura on an enchanted item; or more broadly, the aura of a magic spell having been cast while active.

OriginMiddle English dweomer ← Old English dwimor ← Proto-Germanic *dwemrą →
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Meanings

noundweomer (usually uncountable, plural dweomers)

plural dweomers

  1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative spelling of dwimmer.
  2. uncountableusuallyfantasyThe magical aura on an enchanted item; or more broadly, the aura of a magic spell having been cast while active.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-“to whisk, raise dust, fume”
  2. Proto-Germanic*dwemrą
  3. Old Englishdwimor
  4. Middle Englishdweomer
  5. Englishdweomer

Learned borrowing from Middle English dweomer, from Old English dwimor, from Proto-Germanic *dwemrą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to whisk, raise dust, fume”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dweomer

primertrimmerdreamersteamersimmerswimmercreamerglimmershimmertremordimmerfemurstreamerbeameremerlemurscreamerreamerbeemerschemerdaydreamerseamerdeemerlimmer
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

dweomer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dweomer

MLA

“dweomer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dweomer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dweomer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dweomer.

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