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dwolma

  • noun [ masculineneuter ]
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Grammar
dwolma, dwolema, an; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§401;
Chaos, a chasm, gulph; chaos, n.= χάos, τό, hiātus
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  • Dwolma

    chaos,

    • Cot. 40: 204
    • .
  • Betweox us and eów is mycel dwolma getrymed

    inter nos et vos chaos magnum firmātum est,

    • Lk. Bos. 16,
    • 26.
  • Ða twegen tregan teóþ to-somne wið ðæt mód fóran mistes dwoleman

    the two vexations draw together before the mind a chaos of darkness,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 5,
    • 86;
    • Met. 5,
    • 43.
Derived forms
dwilman, for-
Linked entries
v.  dwolema for-dwilman.
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  • dwolma, n.