noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Magic, magic arts; sorcery; spell; occult art. neologism, obsolete, uncountable, usually

   ""It is ill dealing with such a foe: he is a wizard both cunning and dwimmer-crafty, having many guises.""

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""It is ill dealing with such a foe: he is a wizard both cunning and dwimmer-crafty, having many guises.""

Etymology

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

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