sweven Meaning, Definition & Usage

Swe"ven noun

Etymology

AS. swefen sleep, dream; akin to swebban, swefian, to put to sleep, to kill. *176. See Somnolent.

Definitions

1. A vision seen in sleep; a dream. Obs. Wycliff (Acts ii. 17).

   I defy both sweven and dream. Chaucer.