dwaal, verb intransitive

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AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, ‘to lose one’s way, to go astray’.
To wander aimlessly. Also figurative, to daydream.
1963 K. Mackenzie Dragon to Kill 251Dwaal, To wander or get lost.
1970 Informant, Grahamstown (now Makhanda, Eastern Cape)Don’t dwaal all day. (Dream).
1970 Beeton & Dorner in Eng. Usage in Sn Afr. Vol.1 No.1, 41‘To dwaal around’ = ‘to wander about aimlessly’.
To wander aimlessly. Also figurative, to daydream.
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