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dweomer

/ˈdwɪ.mə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dweomer
IPA
/ˈdwɪ.mə(ɹ)/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of dwimmer.

Uncountable

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: dweomer, dwimor, *dwemrą, *dʰewh₂-

Usage

Inflected Forms

dweomers (plural)

Derived Forms

dweomercraft

Rhymes With

primer swimmer simmer glimmer tremor shimmer trimmer string trimmer dimmer jimmer strimmer limmer

Questions

How do you pronounce dweomer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdwɪ.mə(ɹ)/.
What does dweomer mean?
Alternative spelling of dwimmer.
Where does dweomer come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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