[drowse] vb drowsed ; drows.ing [prob. akin to Goth driusan to fall--more at dreary] vi (1573) 1: to be inactive
2: to fall into a light slumber ~ vt 1: to make drowsy or inactive
2: to pass (time) drowsily or in drowsing
[2]drowse n (1814): the act or an instance of drowsing: doze