bedwelmen

Meaning

to stun, to intoxicate, to daze

Synonyms

narcotiseren

wegmaken

dronken maken

Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈdʋɛlmə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch bedwelmen, from dwelme (“wooziness, fool”) + be- -en. No exact cognates are found, but related to Old English fordwielman, Gothic 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌼𐍉𐌽 (dwalmōn).

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