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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1570
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(Swevening,) Sweyning, ppl. adj. [f. as Sweveningvbl. n. Cf. also Sweven n.] Dreaming. — 1570 Satirical Poems x 12.
Dame Dreming, all clad in blak sabill, With sweyning nymphis in cullouris variabill
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"Swevening ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/swevening_ppl_adj>
