swevening en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈswɛvə.nɪŋ/
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”).
Meanings
-
(obsolete, regional) A dreaming.
He saw distorted, dancing shapes in a nightmarish swevening.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| swevenings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |