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Asweve

A-sweve′

,
Verb.
T.
[AS.
aswebban
;
a
+
swebban
. See
Sweven
.]
To stupefy.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


asweve

asweve

English

Verb

asweve (third-person singular simple present asweves, present participle asweving, simple past and past participle asweved)

  1. (regional, obsolete) To put to sleep.
    The swarth night asweveth the wearied men.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To stupefy.
    She stood completely asweved in the doorway.

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