D&D General The word "Dweomer" by Gygax

[Nebulous]

It just came to me out of the blue that "dweomer" hasn't been used in D&D since...what, 2nd edition? Ist? I thought Gygax invented it, but a quick Google search says

Borrowed from Middle English dweomer, from Old English dwimor, from Proto-Germanic *dwemrą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to whisk, raise dust, fume”).
I always thought having a magical name for "magic" in D&D fit in perfectly. Why was this edited out from the lore in later editions? Genuinely just curious.

 

[Morrus]

It's a good word, I agree. Tolkien uses the dwimmer variant, IIRC.

 

[Ondath]

I think the term went by the wayside alongside other High Gygaxian terms such as philter and demihuman with 3E.

 

[James Gasik]

I always thought Gygax was bitten by a radioactive thesaurus. I mean, who uses "deliquesce" in a sentence?

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

I always thought Gygax was bitten by a radioactive thesaurus. I mean, who uses "deliquesce" in a sentence?

What's his Superhero name? Synonyman?

 

[James Gasik]

What's his Superhero name? Synonyman?

You assume he'd be a hero!

 

[pukunui]

I think the term went by the wayside alongside other High Gygaxian terms such as philter and demihuman with 3E.

The one that makes me raise an eyebrow is how "glamer" has changed to "glamour" in 5e (e.g. glamoured studded leather). I mean, I know "glamour" is the UK spelling of "glamor" and that "glamer" is a variant of that word, but I wouldn't expect Americans to deliberately use the British spelling of a word. Wonders will never cease, I suppose!

 

[J.Quondam]

What's his Superhero name? Synonyman?

I'm thinking a gibbering orb named "The Sesquipedalian." Perhaps a fine warlock patron candidate!

 

[James Gasik]

It happens sometimes, I think I recall Gygax using "armour" on occasion.

 

[James Gasik]

I'm thinking a gibbering orb named "The Sesquipedalian." Perhaps a fine warlock patron candidate!

There we go! He gives you the power of ELOCUTION, that you can use to confuse your enemies!

"Did he say brazier or brassiere?"