How do you pronounce "dweomer"?

[Rhuvein]

Dwoh-mer.

 

[Nyaricus]

A short fun read:
http://phrontistery.info/disq6.html

Neat read, and a neat website - thanks for that! I was just saying how I pride myself on having a large vocabulary, and that site just beats the crap outta me

As a comprimise, allow me to suggest "boo-lay"

I take your comprimise and raise you a "bul-ett"

 

[MarkB]

"Dwee-oh-mer". If only because any other way would have other people around the table saying "Huh?"

And having read this thread, and seen what scanty building blocks the word is derived from, I'll continue to pronounce it that way, as there's clearly insufficient solid ground on which to build a "correct" pronunciation.

 

[jmucchiello]

A short fun read:
http://phrontistery.info/disq6.html

Um, has anyone ever asked Gary on the various threads about the origin of dweomer (and libram)?

 

[Agemegos]

When it is spelled in the Mercian fashion ('dweomer') I diphthongise a short 'e' as in 'bet' to a rounded front 'o', to produce something like "DWAIR-mer" (take into account that my accent is non-rhotic, so both 'r's are silent). Same sound as at teh beginning of 'Eomer' and 'Eowyn'.

But I have to confess that I more often spell it 'dwimmer' and pronounce it accordingly.