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zwodder

zwodder noun: a dull, drowsy state; stupor.

Noun

zwodder

  1. (UK, dialectal) A dull, drowsy state; stupor
    • So most volk came round to think that 'twur a kind o' zwodder that had suddenly come over en — zummet in the line of a fainting-fit, lookyzee.1923, John Read, Cluster-o'-vive: stories and studies of old-world Wessex, page 148

Origin of zwodder

From Middle English swodderen, from Old English swodrian (“to get drowsy, fall asleep”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant of Old English swaþrian (“to withdraw, retreat, subside”). Compare also Middle Dutch swadderen (“to be weary from drinking, stagger”).

Questions about zwodder

What does zwodder mean?
Zwodder means a dull, drowsy state; stupor.
What part of speech is zwodder?
Zwodder is a noun.

Words near zwodder in the dictionary

  1. ZWJs
  2. ZWNBSP
  3. ZWNBSPs
  4. ZWNJ
  5. ZWNJs
  6. zwodder
  7. Zwoleń
  8. Zwolinski
  9. Zwolinskis
  10. Zwoll
  11. Zwolle

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