Middle English Dictionary Entry
swē̆venen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | swē̆venen v. P. swē̆vened(e & (error) sweuedyn. |
| Etymology | OE swefnian |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To dream; have (a dream).
Associated quotations
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Is.29.8 : As sweueniþ þe hungringe & eteþ, whan..he were wakid, voide is his soule; & as sweueneþ [WB(2): dremeth; L somniat] þe þristinge & drinkiþ, & after þat he were waken, weri ȝit he þristiþ.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Jer.29.8 : Ne takeþ heede to ȝoure sweuenes þat ȝee sweuenen.
- a1450 PPl.A(1) (RwlPoet 137)prol.10 : Slombryd..I sweuenede [vrr. sweuenyd, sweuedyn; Trin-C: I slomeride into a slepyng, it swiȝede so merye].