dwaal
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See also: Dwääl
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Afrikaans dwaal (“a dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state”). Doublet of dwale.
Noun
[edit]dwaal (plural dwaals)
- (South Africa, informal) A dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state
- sitting here in a dwaal
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[edit]Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch dwalen, from Middle Dutch dwalen, from Old Dutch *dwalon, from Proto-Germanic *dwalōną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]dwaal (present dwaal, present participle dwalende, past participle gedwaal)
- (intransitive) to stray, to wander
Noun
[edit]dwaal (plural dwale)
- dwaal, an absent-minded state
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]See the etymology of the noun dweil.
Noun
[edit]dwaal m (plural dwalen, diminutive dwaaltje n)
- (Roman Catholicism) oblong piece of linen spread across an altar
Synonyms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the verb dwalen.
Verb
[edit]dwaal
- inflection of dwalen:
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