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swefnian

  • verb [ weak ]
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swefnian, p. ode.
with acc. of person, cf. mǽtan,
To appear in a dream to a person
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  • Swá bwæt swá hine swefnaþ

    whatever he dreams,

      Lchdm. iii. 184, 9.

  • Swá hwæt swá ðé geswefnaþ,

      154, 24.

  • Áhicgan on sefan ðínne hú ðé swefnede,

      Cd. Th. 224, 5; Dan. 131.

  • Ðé heortan deópnyssa swefnian

    te cordis alta somnient,

      Hymn. Surt. 3, 19.
with nom. of person, To dream
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  • Gif ðú swefnast ðé twege[n] mónan geseón

    if you dream that you see two moons,

      Lchdm. iii. 212. 25.
Etymology
[As sweveneth the hungrende and eteth (Isaiah 29, 8), Wick. Cf. Dan. søvne to fall asleep.]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “swefnian.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/29609.

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