dwam


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dwam

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dwalm

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dwaum

n
a stupor or daydream (esp in the phrase in a dwam)
vb
(intr) to faint or fall ill
[Old English dwolma confusion]
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dwam


Past participle: dwammed
Gerund: dwamming

Imperative
dwam
dwam
Present
I dwam
you dwam
he/she/it dwams
we dwam
you dwam
they dwam
Preterite
I dwammed
you dwammed
he/she/it dwammed
we dwammed
you dwammed
they dwammed
Present Continuous
I am dwamming
you are dwamming
he/she/it is dwamming
we are dwamming
you are dwamming
they are dwamming
Present Perfect
I have dwammed
you have dwammed
he/she/it has dwammed
we have dwammed
you have dwammed
they have dwammed
Past Continuous
I was dwamming
you were dwamming
he/she/it was dwamming
we were dwamming
you were dwamming
they were dwamming
Past Perfect
I had dwammed
you had dwammed
he/she/it had dwammed
we had dwammed
you had dwammed
they had dwammed
Future
I will dwam
you will dwam
he/she/it will dwam
we will dwam
you will dwam
they will dwam
Future Perfect
I will have dwammed
you will have dwammed
he/she/it will have dwammed
we will have dwammed
you will have dwammed
they will have dwammed
Future Continuous
I will be dwamming
you will be dwamming
he/she/it will be dwamming
we will be dwamming
you will be dwamming
they will be dwamming
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dwamming
you have been dwamming
he/she/it has been dwamming
we have been dwamming
you have been dwamming
they have been dwamming
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dwamming
you will have been dwamming
he/she/it will have been dwamming
we will have been dwamming
you will have been dwamming
they will have been dwamming
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dwamming
you had been dwamming
he/she/it had been dwamming
we had been dwamming
you had been dwamming
they had been dwamming
Conditional
I would dwam
you would dwam
he/she/it would dwam
we would dwam
you would dwam
they would dwam
Past Conditional
I would have dwammed
you would have dwammed
he/she/it would have dwammed
we would have dwammed
you would have dwammed
they would have dwammed
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