dwimmer

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dwimmer

/ˈdwɪmə/ UK
/ˈdwɪmɚ/ US

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From Middle English dwimmer, from Old English ġedwimor, dwimor (“illusion, delusion, sleight, magic”).

noun dwimmers · dweomer

neologism, obsolete, uncountable, usually Magic, magic arts; sorcery; spell; occult art. "It is ill dealing with such a foe: he is a wizard both cunning and dwimmer-crafty, having many guises."
Similar: witchery, wizardcraft, hex, incantation, bewitchery, black arts, charmwork, conjuration, conjuring, craft, dark arts, diablerie

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@misc{dwimmer_2026,
  title = {dwimmer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dwimmer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}