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Rh with a floating hand-line); dyrgja,, to hasten; to run to (in Aa., doubtful).

dwarm [dwarm],, a very light slumber; a nap; he’s fa’en [‘fallen’] in a d. In the same sense [dwəmər]: ; I was upon a d. (for *?). , in any case, seems to be the same word as dorm (durm),, a nap; light sleep; for the development of sound, ,, from *, and, , from. is somewhat more uncertain. On a form [dwāmər] is found, which appears to be a of the commonly used  [dwām, dwam] in the same sense; the latter is dwaum (dualm, dwalm), , a swoon. might be thought to have arisen from by metathesis of r and m.

dwarm [dwarm],, to doze, to sit. (from [‘over’], to fall into a light slumber,, and  dorma, , to slumber ( dormire, to sleep). For the development of sound, see ,  On : [dwāmər] is  a  of the  [dwām, dwam], to d. ower (to fall into a slumber), to sit — of  origin (dualm, dwaum; see under, ). might, however, also be thought to have arisen from by metathesis of r and m. ,
 * ?) [dwəmər], to d. ower

dwars [dwa‘rs],, to place (oneself) crosswise or to go crosswise; to take, or give something, a crosswise direction; noted down in the applications: 1) , in the “to d. de grund [grȯnd, grønd]”, to set the long-line across the fishing-ground , really, to go athwart the ground. 2)  , to idle aimlessly about, to geng aboot. . — Probably a of þverr,, crosswise; athwart;   þvera, , to give something a crosswise direction, þverask,, to turn athwart, and tvera,, a) to get oneself in a cross temper; b) to walk aimlessly,first to one side then to the other (R.). — The form, ending in s, is most formed on the analogy of the adverb; see , —  tvassa, to go plashing in mud, given under , , doubtless differs from the , 2.

dwars [dwa‘rs],, across; athwart, in a slanting direction or position; de nail is driven in d.. þvers,, across, in the opposite direction,  of the þverr, crosswise.

dwaver [dwāvər],, a doze. from, See ,

dwaver [dwāvər],, to take a light sleep; to doze (for a moment), to d. ower. from , , through of, , For a change o > wa, and , from *.

dwäit [dwäit], dwäita [dwäita], dwäitek [dwäitək],, a small, insignificant, weak and stunted being, a d. o’ a ting. uncertain.

dwälj [dwäᶅ],, to idle away the time; dawdle about, to geng aboot. dvelja,, a) to delay; retard; prolong; b) to linger, loiter, = dveljask. ,

dwemer, and, see , and

dwerg,, see ,

dwetl (dwitl), dwetel (dwitel) [dwetəl, dwɩtəl, dwətəl],, to wash slightly; rinse (clothes), to d. i’ de water. *þvætla. tvætla,, to wash a few things ( to jabber; tattle); þvætta (from þvá), ,