dwimmer means magic, magic arts; sorcery; spell; occult art.
dwimmer is pronounced /ˈdwɪmə/.
Why “dwimmer” is a great word
Magic, sorcery, or an occult art, especially one involving illusion or delusion. From Middle English *dwimmer*, from Old English *ġedwimor*, *dwimor* ("illusion, delusion, sleight, magic"). Unlike *thaumaturgy*, which suggests sacred wonders, or *prestidigitation*, which denotes mere manual trickery, dwimmer is the quiet hum behind false visions, the breath that bends truth and dims the edges of sense. It is the flickering mirage in a desert, the hollow gold of fairy treasure turned to dead leaves at cockcrow, the warmth of a hand that never touched your shoulder—a form of magic built from the unsettling recognition that all enchantment contains within it the possibility of being deceived.
Etymology
From Middle English dwimmer, from Old English ġedwimor, dwimor (“illusion, delusion, sleight, magic”).
noun
- 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."”
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