‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) The sloth bear (Melursus labiatus) of India. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ AS. aswebban; a + swebban. See Sweven. ] To stupefy. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a state of swinging. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a swoon. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a swoon. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. See Dasewe [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ So called from its note. ] [ Prov. Eng. ] (Zool.)
‖n. [ Skr. Sarasvatī. ] (Hind. Myth.) The sakti or wife of Brahma; the Hindoo goddess of learning, music, and poetry. [ 1913 Webster ]