Definition of SWEVEN

sweven

Plural: swevens

Noun

  • A dream.
  • A vision.

Origin / 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 søvn (“sleep”), Icelandic svefn (“sleep”), Norwegian søvn (“sleep”), Swedish sömn (“sleep”), Latin somnus (“sleep, slumber, drowsiness”), Sanskrit स्वप्न (svápna), Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos).

Scrabble Score: 12

sweven is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sweven is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sweven is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

sweven is a valid Words With Friends word