Comment by mollusque, 5 months ago

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:55:36 +0000

Also see dwimmer.

Comment by she, 5 months ago

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:23:13 +0000

And similarly, dweomercraeft is witchcraft.

Comment by sionnach, 5 months ago

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:47:50 +0000

Dweomer, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is the Old English word meaning 'witchcraft' that derives from the Old Norse term dvergmál literally meaning 'dwarf talk' (dvergr dwarf + mál talk), referring to the secret knowledge of magic among the Norse dwarves. See for instance the entry, dweomercræft. A related Middle English word that derives from the phrase 'dwarf talk', dwergma, means 'echo', crediting the dwarves who live in the stones with the sound.

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