See swefn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
"expansion": "Middle English: sweven, swevyn, swevon, swevene, swevne, swheven, squeven, sueven, seven, swene, swefen, suefen, sweoven\nEnglish: sweven\nScots: sweven, swevyn",
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}
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"4": "",
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{
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"2": "sweƀan"
},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "svefn"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse svefn",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "ὕπνος"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "somnus"
},
"expansion": "Latin somnus",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sga",
"2": "suan"
},
"expansion": "Old Irish suan",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"2": "сънъ"
},
"expansion": "Old Church Slavonic сънъ (sŭnŭ)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"1": "lt",
"2": "sãpnas"
},
"expansion": "Lithuanian sãpnas",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *swefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz (“sleep, dream”), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos.\nCognate with Old Saxon sweƀan, Old Norse svefn. The Indo-European root also led to Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos), Latin somnus, Old Irish suan, Old Church Slavonic сънъ (sŭnŭ), Lithuanian sãpnas.",
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "swefn",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "swefnu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "swefn",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "swefnu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "swefnes",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "swefna",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "swefne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "swefnum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "swefen",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "nouns",
"3": "",
"4": "",
"5": "",
"6": "",
"g": "n",
"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"head": "",
"head2": "",
"sort": ""
},
"expansion": "swefn n",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "n"
},
"expansion": "swefn n",
"name": "ang-noun"
}
],
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"1": "swefn",
"short": "1"
},
"name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "swefn",
"2": "swefnu",
"3": "swefn",
"4": "swefnu",
"5": "swefnes",
"6": "swefna",
"7": "swefne",
"8": "swefnum",
"num": "",
"title": "",
"type": "strong a-stem"
},
"name": "ang-decl-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "swefnian"
},
{
"word": "swefniend"
},
{
"word": "swefnreċċere"
},
{
"word": "unswefn"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "I fulfilled my dream.",
"text": "Iċ ġefylde mīn swefn.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "I never remember my dreams.",
"text": "Iċ nǣfre ne ġeman mīnra swefna.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"dream"
],
"id": "en-swefn-ang-noun-MP3jWLNH",
"links": [
[
"dream",
"dream"
]
],
"related": [
{
"word": "mǣtan"
}
],
"tags": [
"neuter"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/swefn/"
},
{
"ipa": "[swevn]"
}
],
"word": "swefn"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"word": "swefnian"
},
{
"word": "swefniend"
},
{
"word": "swefnreċċere"
},
{
"word": "unswefn"
}
],
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{
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{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "sweven"
},
"expansion": "Middle English: sweven, swevyn, swevon, swevene, swevne, swheven, squeven, sueven, seven, swene, swefen, suefen, sweoven\nEnglish: sweven\nScots: sweven, swevyn",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: sweven, swevyn, swevon, swevene, swevne, swheven, squeven, sueven, seven, swene, swefen, suefen, sweoven\nEnglish: sweven\nScots: sweven, swevyn"
}
],
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*swep-"
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"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
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"1": "ang",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"inh": "1"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "dercat"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*swefn"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *swefn",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*swefnaz",
"4": "",
"5": "sleep, dream"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swefnaz (“sleep, dream”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*swépnos"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swépnos",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "osx",
"2": "sweƀan"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon sweƀan",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "svefn"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse svefn",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "ὕπνος"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "somnus"
},
"expansion": "Latin somnus",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sga",
"2": "suan"
},
"expansion": "Old Irish suan",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "cu",
"2": "сънъ"
},
"expansion": "Old Church Slavonic сънъ (sŭnŭ)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lt",
"2": "sãpnas"
},
"expansion": "Lithuanian sãpnas",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *swefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz (“sleep, dream”), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos.\nCognate with Old Saxon sweƀan, Old Norse svefn. The Indo-European root also led to Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos), Latin somnus, Old Irish suan, Old Church Slavonic сънъ (sŭnŭ), Lithuanian sãpnas.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "swefn",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "swefnu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "swefn",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "swefnu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "swefnes",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "swefna",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "swefne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "swefnum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "swefen",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
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"2": "nouns",
"3": "",
"4": "",
"5": "",
"6": "",
"g": "n",
"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"head": "",
"head2": "",
"sort": ""
},
"expansion": "swefn n",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "n"
},
"expansion": "swefn n",
"name": "ang-noun"
}
],
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"1": "swefn",
"short": "1"
},
"name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "swefn",
"2": "swefnu",
"3": "swefn",
"4": "swefnu",
"5": "swefnes",
"6": "swefna",
"7": "swefne",
"8": "swefnum",
"num": "",
"title": "",
"type": "strong a-stem"
},
"name": "ang-decl-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "mǣtan"
}
],
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"Old English lemmas",
"Old English neuter a-stem nouns",
"Old English neuter nouns",
"Old English nouns",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *swep-",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Old English terms with usage examples",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "I fulfilled my dream.",
"text": "Iċ ġefylde mīn swefn.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "I never remember my dreams.",
"text": "Iċ nǣfre ne ġeman mīnra swefna.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"dream"
],
"links": [
[
"dream",
"dream"
]
],
"tags": [
"neuter"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/swefn/"
},
{
"ipa": "[swevn]"
}
],
"word": "swefn"
}
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