Wednesday's Random Slang-o-rama: Zwodder

 This will be a short post, as I have just returned from travel and am still in a bit of a zwodder.

"A bit of a what?" you ask...

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Zwodder, according to Wiktionary, means a dull, drowsy state, or stupor. As to its origin, the Wiki entry has this to say:

From Middle English swodderen, from Old English swodrian (“to get drowsy, fall asleep”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant of Old English swaþrian (“to withdraw, retreat, subside”). Compare also Middle Dutch swadderen (“to be weary from drinking, stagger”).

Normally I would investigate this fascinating word further, but this week, I'll leave it at that.

Really feeling in a zwodder today.
From WikiArt: Emilie Menzel Asleep by Adolph Menzel, 1848