noun
- dreams or visions, especially prophetic ones
Usage: archaic; literary
Examples
- The old woman spoke of swevens that foretold the coming harvest.
- In medieval literature, knights often received guidance through swevens.
- The prophet’s swevens warned of danger ahead.
- Ancient texts describe swevens as messages from the divine.
- She dismissed the swevens as mere fantasy.
- The king’s swevens troubled him throughout the night.