sweven

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English sweven, from Old English swefn (“sleep, dream, vision”), from Proto-West Germanic *swefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefną, *swefnaz (“sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, *supnós (“dream”), from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“to sleep”). Cognate with Dutch suf (“drowsy”), Middle High German swēb (“sleep”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål søvn (“sleep”), Faroese svøvnur (“sleep”), Icelandic svefn, svöfn (“sleep; dream”), Norwegian Nynorsk svebn, svemn, svevn, svøbn, svømn, sømn, søvn (“sleep”), Swedish sömn (“sleep”), Latin somnus (“sleep, slumber, drowsiness”), Sanskrit स्वप्न (svápna, “sleep; dream”), Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos, “sleep”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈswɛvən/ Rhymes: -ɛvən === Noun === sweven (plural swevens) (archaic) A dream. A vision. (Can we date this quote by Golden Legend and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?) The Golden Legend And then she said: Sir, hast thou seen the sweven that I have seen? ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== sweb === Anagrams === venews == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch sweven, from Proto-Germanic *swibāną. === Verb === swēven to move back and forth to wander to float (on water) to float (through the air) to remain, to be (in a particular state) ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: zweven Limburgish: zwaeve, zweive, zwieëve === Further reading === Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “sweven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English swefn, from Proto-West Germanic *swefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos. Some forms influenced by Old Norse söfn, an alternative form of svefn. ==== Alternative forms ==== swevyn, swevon, swevene, swevne, swheven, squeven, sueven, seven, swene swefen, suefen, sweoven (Early Middle English) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈswɛvən/, /ˈswɛ̞ːvən/ ==== Noun ==== sweven (plural swevenes) dream (especially a prophetic one) (waking) vision, premonition ===== Synonyms ===== drem ===== Related terms ===== swevenen swevenynge ===== Descendants ===== English: sweven Scots: sweven, swevyn ===== References ===== “swē̆ven, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 December 2018. === Etymology 2 === From Old English swefan, from Proto-West Germanic *swefan, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈswɛ̞ːvən/ ==== Verb ==== sweven to put to sleep (figuratively) to become calm (of the sea) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== asweved isweven ==== References ==== “swēven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.