swevening

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈswɛvə.nɪŋ/ === Noun === swevening (plural swevenings) (regional, obsolete) A dreaming. ==== References ==== http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/swevening_vbl_n == Middle English == === Noun === swevening (Middlesex) alternative form of swevenynge