Slum"ber (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Slumbered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Slumbering.] [OE. slombren, slumberen,
slumeren, AS. slumerian, fr. sluma slumber; akin
to D. sluimeren to slumber, MHG. slummern,
slumen, G. schlummern, Dan. slumre, Sw.
slumra, Goth. slawan to be silent.] 1.
To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze. Piers
Plowman.
He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor
sleep.
Ps. cxxi. 4.
2. To be in a state of negligence, sloth,
supineness, or inactivity. "Why slumbers Pope?"
Young.
Slum"ber, v. t. 1.
To lay to sleep. [R.] Wotton.
2. To stun; to stupefy. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Slum"ber, n. Sleep; especially,
light sleep; sleep that is not deep or sound; repose.
He at last fell into a slumber, and thence into
a fast sleep, which detained him in that place until it was almost
night.
Bunyan.
Fast asleep? It is no matter;
Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber.
Shak.
Rest to my soul, and slumber to my
eyes.
Dryden.
Slum"ber (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Slumbered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Slumbering.] [OE. slombren, slumberen,
slumeren, AS. slumerian, fr. sluma slumber; akin
to D. sluimeren to slumber, MHG. slummern,
slumen, G. schlummern, Dan. slumre, Sw.
slumra, Goth. slawan to be silent.] 1.
To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze. Piers
Plowman.
He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor
sleep.
Ps. cxxi. 4.
2. To be in a state of negligence, sloth,
supineness, or inactivity. "Why slumbers Pope?"
Young.
Slum"ber, v. t. 1.
To lay to sleep. [R.] Wotton.
2. To stun; to stupefy. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Slum"ber, n. Sleep; especially,
light sleep; sleep that is not deep or sound; repose.
He at last fell into a slumber, and thence into
a fast sleep, which detained him in that place until it was almost
night.
Bunyan.
Fast asleep? It is no matter;
Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber.
Shak.
Rest to my soul, and slumber to my
eyes.
Dryden.
