Meanings
alternative dwimmercraft
- rareuncountablefantasyMagic; magical arts; jugglery.
It used to be known for dweomercraft, the craft of healers, magicians, those who know spells, those who know the sourcery of words.
2008, Jane MacNamee, In Her Element: Women and the Landscape - An Anthology2 more examples
There was an ominous tendency among people who considered themselves "upper class" to dismiss the art he practiced as well as all the other elements of Dweomercraft. It was frightening.
1992, Rose Estes, ElfwoodAs he always did when confronted by his old teacher in dweomercraft, Salamander felt profoundly guilty, even though this time he'd done nothing wrong.
1994, Katharine Kerr, DarkspellSynonyms: sorcery, wizardry, illusion, trickery, sleight of hand, bewitchery, black arts, charmwork
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMagic; magical arts; jugglery.
Origin
- Middle Englishdweomercræft“magic; sorcery”
- Middle Englishdwemercraft
- Englishdweomercraft
From Middle English dwemercraft, from Middle English dweomercræft (“magic; sorcery”), equivalent to dweomer + -craft.
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dweomercraft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dweomercraft
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