dwam
/dwɑːm
/noun chiefly Scottish
A state of semi-consciousness or reverie: lying in bed, in the dwam before sleep he had brooded himself into a black dwam...
- His left-foot drive caught Gordon Marshall in a dwam of indecision and the goalkeeper's effort could only aid the progress of the ball over the line.
Origin
Early 16th century: from the Germanic base of dwell; compare with Middle Dutch dwelm 'stupefaction', also with Old English dwolma 'confusion'.