Meanings
alternative dwimmer-craft · alternative dwimmer craft · alternative dweomercraft
- uncountablefantasyThe art of illusion; the art of magic; sorcery; magic.
He had walked the wilds of Imokoi before, he had pierced rakshas illusions, seenthrough the mist of demonic dwimmer-craft centuries ago.
2005, Samit Basu, Manticore's Secret1 more example
The soldiers peered into the deep dark shaft In which lay the monk with tonsorshorn / A victim of the sorcerous lady's dwimmer craft / […]
2011, John Henson, Broken WingsSynonyms: dweomercraft, spellcasting, whistness, bewitchery, black arts, charmwork, conjuration, conjuring
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe art of illusion; the art of magic; sorcery; magic.
Origin
- Old Englishdweomorcræft“magical arts, sorcery”
- Middle Englishdwimmer-craft
- Englishdwimmercraft
From Middle English dwimmer-craft, dwemercraft, from Old English dweomorcræft (“magical arts, sorcery”), equivalent to dwimmer + -craft.
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dwimmercraft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwimmercraft
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