Middle English Dictionary Entry
slūmen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | slūmen v. Also sloumen, (early) slum(m)e & (error) slomnen. |
| Etymology | From OE *slūman (cp. slūma n.) or MDu. slūmen, MLG slomen, slommen. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To become drowsy, doze; also, sleep.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)612 : Swa he gon slomnen [read: slommen] & þer-æfter to slepen.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)8979 : Merlin gon to slume, swulc he wolde slæpen.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)9186 : Heo beoð swiðe werie iboren heore wepnen, nu nan heo sculleð slumen [Otho: heueȝi] & seoððen slæpen.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)16004 : Þa gon he to slepen, þa gon he to slumme.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)5174 : Ser Telomew..Cairys in-to a cabayne quare þe kyng liggis, Fand him slowmand on slepe & sleely him rayses.