Sleepe

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of sleep. alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of sleep. alt-of, obsolete

    "Now negligent of sports I lye, And now as other Fawkners use, I spring a mistresse, sweare, write, sigh and weepe: And the game kill'd, or lost, goe talk, and sleepe."

Example

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"Now negligent of sports I lye, And now as other Fawkners use, I spring a mistresse, sweare, write, sigh and weepe: And the game kill'd, or lost, goe talk, and sleepe."

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