English Explanatory Dictionary

swevening

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dreaming.

Pronunciation

/ˈswɛvə.nɪŋ/

Word forms

swevening swevenings

Etymology

From Middle English swevenyng, from sweven (“dream”) and thus equivalent to sweven + -ing. Germanic cognates include Danish søvn (“sleep”), Icelandic svefn (“sleep”), Norwegian søvn (“sleep”), Swedish sömn (“sleep”).

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