This week's theme: archaic words. sweven (SWEV-uhn) noun
Dream; vision. [From Old English swefn (sleep, dream, vision).] -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "[The queen] went in to the Sultan and assured him that their daughter had suffered during all her wedding-night from swevens and nightmare." The Arabian Nights (translated by Richard Francis Burton); 1885. Sponsors' messages: Uppityshirts fit smart people like Dad to a tee. Cheek, wit and charm + Free Shipping = the perfect gift! Order now: http://uppityshirts.com Learn to think productively and creatively with "Think Better". One of the best creative thinking books ever: http://tenkaizen.com ............................................................................ For what are stars but asterisks. To point a human life? -Emily Dickinson, poet (1830-1886) Our privacy policy: AWAD mailing list addresses are never sold, rented, leased, traded, swapped, exchanged, or bartered. We hate junk mail. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/sweven.mp3 Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/sweven.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
