v. & n. poet. rhet.
v.intr. 1 sleep, esp. in a specified manner. 2 be idle, drowsy, or inactive.
n. a sleep, esp. of a specified kind (fell into a fitful slumber). slumber away spend (time) in slumber. slumber-wear nightclothes. slumberer n. slumberous adj. slumbrous adj.
[ ME slumere etc. f. slumen (v.) or slume (n.) f. OE sluma: -b- as in number ]