ASLEEP

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English aslepe, from Old English on slæpe Date: 13th century being in a state of sleep, dead , lacking sensation ; numb , 4. inactive , dormant , not alert ; indifferent , II. adverb Date: 13th century into a state of sleep, into the sleep of death, into a state of inactivity, sluggishness, or indifference