Slumber (verb)
slum-ber
To sleep or doze lightly. / To be in a state of inactivity.
1175–1225; (v.) Middle English slumeren, frequentative of slumen to doze, derivative of Old English slūma sleep ( -er 6 ); compare German schlummern; (noun) Middle English slomur, slomber, derivative of the v.
Example sentences
“I rose from slumber, and yawned loudly.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
