dwaal
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
Related terms edit
References 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
- first-person singular present indicative of dwalen (to stray, wander)
- imperative of dwalen