dwalm

English

Alternative forms

• dwaum

Etymology

From Old English dwolma (“confusion”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *dwalaz (“confused, stunned”).

Noun

dwalm (plural dwalms)

1. (Scotland) A swoon; a sudden sickness.

Verb

dwalm (third-person singular simple present dwalms, present participle dwalming, simple past and past participle dwalmed)

1. (Scotland, intransitive) To fail in health.